Home > Work > One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1) QUOTES

One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1) QUOTES

1 " One of the benefits of travelling is that you learn what you truly value when you are home. And little things that you might take for granted are sweeter, softer, larger, and infinitely better for the experience of not having them. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

2 " Excitement is never comfortable. When it comes, you just hang on and hope you don't fall off. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

3 " If you ever find yourself presented with a fork in the road of life and you do not know the correct direction, close your eyes and listen to your heart. I have found more adventure, more love, more happiness, and more life by listening to who I am, rather than attempting to tell myself. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

4 " In order to understand something really and truly well, you must know where it came from. There is no other way to appreciate its value. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

5 " We see the world in terms of history, not money. That's the main difference between us and the rest of the world - we appreciate man's foibles, passions, and beliefs, while the rest of the world appreciates their coins. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

6 " ...we are all wont to make mistakes, but if we learn from each trick, each error, and refuse to allow it to happen again, then the experience is not a loss, but a lifelong gain. Our pride may sting for the moment, but our future will be the better for it. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

7 " There comes a time in every endeavor when one must take fate by the lapels and explain the need for urgency. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

8 " It's funny how many little things you get used to - attached to, even - and never realize until you travel abroad and those things are not available. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

9 " Every day stole away more of her presence, leaving in its place faint wisps of memories devoid of color, scent, and sound. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

10 " Sometimes the little things are the big things. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

11 " I wish I could tell you that I leapt to my feet anyway, snake be dammed. Or that I wrestled the snake and then fought my opponent. But I saw the icy cold disdain in the snake's eyes and did the only prudent thing I could - I froze in my place. After a long few moments, the grew bored and slithered away, as had my opponent. Yet I felt that I had won, for I lived to fight another day. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

12 " Frequently, things are seen as 'insurmountable' merely from a lack of know-how. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

13 " But like all simple things, once you add the human element, all hell breaks loose. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)

14 " Knowledge and action combined can win over any adversity known to man. "

― Karen Hawkins , One Night in Scotland (Hurst Amulet, #1)