Will Hobbs > Quotes

“Old Japanese saying, live scorpion in pants makes life interesting.”
― Will Hobbs, Downriver

“Dreams aren't practical, but we can't live without them.”
― Will Hobbs, Beardance

“If I could interview that horse, Walter mused, I’d know the boy a whole lot better.”
― Will Hobbs, Bearstone

“Pigs might fly, but they're unlikely birds.”
― Will Hobbs, COMMON CORE PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE TVTT BEARSTONE NOVEL GRADE 7

“horse”
― Will Hobbs, Bearstone

“Dusty rarely barks, but did she ever send up a clamor now, barking like there was no tomorrow.”
― Will Hobbs

“Like everything else, the beans had exploded with growth in the last few days. "Holy jumping garbanzos!" my father declared. My mother answered with, "Great leapin' limas!”
― Will Hobbs, Kokopelli's Flute

“This blue one’s a smart’un. See how he puffs out his gut so you won’t cinch him tight? And then the saddle falls off later and you with it.”
Cloyd laughed. “Better not let him hear you . . .”
“He thinks he’s fooled us,” Walter whispered. He turned away as if he was done, then winked and quickly cinched in a few more notches. “I wasn’t born yesterday,” he said.”
― Will Hobbs, Bearstone

“Sometimes,” Al said slowly, “sometimes self-reliance is the key to survival, but other times cooperation”
― Will Hobbs, Downriver

“The young man gave Cloyd a poke. “You must crave the taste of trout, the way you hung onto ‘em.”
― Will Hobbs, Bearstone

“If somebody’s going to tell me I can’t do something, I’ll break every bone in my body proving them wrong.”
― Will Hobbs, River Thunder

“I’ll make a beautiful corpse.”
― Will Hobbs, River Thunder

“I could have found a dry place in the trees, but I was running and fell into a hole.”
The old man winked at the stranger and chuckled. “From the looks of it, the ground flew up and hit you in the face.”
― Will Hobbs, Bearstone

“When my father returned from the garbanzos, he verified my story about Dusty's illustrious career as an archaeologist. He wasn't too pleased about her having had a relapse, and gave her a good talking-to.”
― Will Hobbs, Kokopelli's Flute

“Hang on there,” the man cautioned, “you’re still medium rare. I’m gonna cook you until you’re charbroiled.”
― Will Hobbs, Bearstone