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21 " With the proper training and advantages, I think any horse can be great. Family name is a burden unique to humans "
― Stacey Lee , The Downstairs Girl
22 " I misjudge and our teeth collide, but he gently corrects course instead of pulling away. When he kisses me back, all the hurt inside me floats to the surface and somehow drains away. It makes me want to laugh. "
― Stacey Lee , Outrun the Moon
23 " I scold the worries away. As Ma likes to say, you cannot control the wind, but you can control your sails. "
24 " I never said you didn't have a heart. But it would be nice if it beat every now and then. "
25 " I'll need to be a tiger if I want to have my own global business. "
26 " Cheeks are a measure of one's authority, and my high cheekbones indicate an assertive, ambitious nature. They were a gift from my mother, and I am proud of them, even though men shy away from women with that attribute. "
27 " I am crossing back to the opposite side -- Mercy the Fearsome is not stupid -- but if I let the Italian cow me, I show him and anyone watching that we can be pushed around like the dogs they think us to be. "
28 " Don't you get too greedy, Death. You already have taken more than your fair share today. You can't have me yet. "
29 " You may no longer be in school, but you must never stop learning. We need to be as smart as the white ghosts. "
30 " Though grammatically perfect, a French accent stretches his English out of shape. "
31 " I never backed down from a challenge before, and I don't intend to start today. "
32 " Many, including my late grandfather, fled the mother country because of economic hardship from the Opium Wars. England coerced China into accepting the black tar in payment for tea and cracked China open like a ginkgo nut. Old injuries still itch. "
33 " Maybe what matters is not so much the path as who walks beside you. "
― Stacey Lee , Under a Painted Sky
34 " Princesa came to rancho one day after her owner no want her. Says too much horse for him, too wild. But he's wrong. She's not wild, she's spirited. 'Wild' means 'I no care about what I do.' But 'spirited' means, 'I love what I do.' Big difference. "
35 " The tricky thing about giving opinions is that sometimes they cost you more than you wanted to spend. "
36 " West looks up. 'This is the best time to hunt, when the animals are out looking for their suppers. 'Course, with a painted sky, light's not always good.' I never heard someone call the sky painted before, but it's the perfect word. Clouds outlined in gold streak across the firmament, casting uneven shadows over the landscape. "
37 " no one ever injured an eye by looking at the bright side. "
38 " What is the job of a parent, but to teach a child she has worth so that one day she can transform herself into whatever she wants. "
39 " Maybe life just tastes sweeter after you’ve licked death. "
40 " We can run the race as well as any man. We only need the opportunity. "