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1 " Or is it that slow paced evil creeps in when it espies and envies happiness, and then takes a deliberate foul delight in spoiling it? "
― Leslie Garland , The Golden Tup (The Red Grouse Tales)
2 " You know,” he continued reflectively, “there is something very satisfying about making something, creating it, modelling it on your dream and making that dream become a reality. Yes, we all have dreams. That's the easy bit. It's making them come real that's not so easy. "
3 " Is it dangerous to plan too much? Yes, we all need to plan, to have a plan, but life goes on regardless of our plans and we know only too well what happens to so many of the best laid plans of mice and men! "
4 " It was cold out here in this world beyond childhood. "
― Leslie Garland , The Bat (The Red Grouse Tales)
5 " Why is it that good times aren't permitted to last? Especially when we have put in so much time and effort, as these two had? It is as if enjoying the fruits of our labours is one of life's luxuries that we are not permitted to indulge for too long - one day we have summer sun and the next winter storms ! "
6 " We all have the beast in us Bill, and it is up to us to control it. "
― Leslie Garland , The Little Dog (The Red Grouse Tales)