We like to think we’re in charge of our own lives, but we ain’t.

Moira Young
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More Quotes By Moira Young
  1. Don't give in to fear. Be strong, like i know you are. An never give up, d'you unnerstand, never. No matter what happens. I stare at him. I won't, I says. I ain't no quitter, Pa.That's my girl.

  2. Ever heard of the rule of three? he shouts as we run. No! If you save somebody's life three times, their life belongs to you. You saved my life today, that makes once. Save it twice more an I'm all yers.

  3. Marry me, he says. I got all my own teeth, I wash twice a year an I'll cut you in fer half the business here.

  4. Wisdom ain't a virtue I ever aspired to.

  5. I ain't never seen a creature like that before, she says. He's so smart, he's- More, like a person than a bird? I says. Yeah, she says. That's it. Whatever you do, I says, don't tell him that. I'll never hear the end of it.

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