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The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7) QUOTES

The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7) QUOTES

1 " He prayeth best who loveth best all things both great and small. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

2 " Parents are never sure that they have done the right thing. They can only do what they think is right. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

3 " Maybe ye don’t know it, Mr. Herriot, but this is the best time of your life.’ ‘Do you think so?’ ‘Aye, there’s no doubt about it. When your children are young and growin’ up around ye—that’s when it’s best. It’s the same for everybody, only a lot o’ folk don’t know it and a lot find out when it’s too late. It doesn’t last long, you know. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

4 " There are great days ahead! "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

5 " Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

6 " I was really sloshing around in my trough of self-pity "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

7 " need nerves of steel to be a parent. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

8 " Gently I pointed out that it should be “sheep,” and though he was so tired that he could hardly keep his eyes open, he launched into an interrogation as to why the singular should be the same as the plural and wanted to know all the other English words which had this peculiarity. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

9 " Maybe ye don’t know it, Mr. Herriot, but this is the best time of your life.” “Do you think so?” “Aye, there’s no doubt about it. When your children are young and growin’ up around ye—that’s when it’s best. It’s the same for everybody, only a lot o’ folk don’t know it and a lot find out when it’s too late. It doesn’t last long, you know. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

10 " Those were dreadful words. “Not many minutes” was a common phrase in Yorkshire and could mean anything up to two hours. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

11 " I pulled up and wound down the window. For a few moments he looked out over the miles of heathery moorland and the rounded summits of the great hills slumbering in the sunshine, then he spoke quietly as though to himself. “So this is where you work?” “Yes, this is it, Andy.” He took a long breath, then another, as if greedy for more. “You know,” he said. “I’ve heard a lot about air like wine, but this is the first time I’ve realised what it means. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

12 " I have children of my own.” And then he spoke the words that have become engraven on my heart. “You need nerves of steel to be a parent. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)

13 " Ten, eh? Ten and six… ten and six …” For a few seconds her thoughts seemed far away as she plied her needles, then she looked at me again. “Maybe ye don’t know it, Mr. Herriot, but this is the best time of your life.” “Do you think so?” “Aye, there’s no doubt about it. When your children are young and growin’ up around ye—that’s when it’s best. It’s the same for everybody, only a lot o’ folk don’t know it and a lot find out when it’s too late. It doesn’t last long, you know. "

― James Herriot , The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small, #7)