Mark Sippings > Quotes

“They're in bloom because they've found where they belong.”
― Mark Sippings, Cold Sunflowers

“. ‘This is what I wanted to show you,’ said Ernest smiling. ‘Look at all these names: Chaucer, Dickens, Wordsworth, Austen and the Brontë’s. Maybe one day Raymond, in a very long time, of course,’ – he chuckled – ‘if you keep up your writing and want to do it more than anything else in the world, they’ll be honouring you.’ He poked a friendly finger at Raymond’s sternum.”
― Mark Sippings, Cold Sunflowers

“Please, you came all this way. Just take a chance. Everything happens for a reason.”
― Mark Sippings, Cold Sunflowers

“When you get home, give your mum a big hug. One of these days it will be your turn to fly and those hugs will never be quite the same again.”
― Mark Sippings, Cold Sunflowers

“He tripped and staggered over the bloodied limbs of fallen comrades and he watched, helpless, as a stream of bullets zipped into those in front of him; they dropped instantly, their love, laughter, hopes and dreams gone in a heartbeat.”
― Mark Sippings, Cold Sunflowers

“I long for the days of chivalry and honour, which I suspect weren’t there in the first place. In my cranky old brain and with my rose-coloured spectacles on, everything old seems better, and I wish it wasn’t so. What I need is for someone to show me I’m wrong.”
― Mark Sippings, Cold Sunflowers

“Moments make and move the magic of the day. Some shine and sparkle, others softly fade away. But most precious of all are those that linger and enhance, Soaring forever in the hallowed hallways of our hearts.”
― Mark Sippings, Cold Sunflowers