C.C. Tillery > Quotes

“The room was so crowded you couldn’t cuss the cat without getting fur in your mouth.”
― CC Tillery, Beloved Woman

“He’s so bad off, his eyes look like two piss-holes in a snow bank.”
― CC Tillery, Beloved Woman

“Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.”
― CC Tillery, Beloved Woman

“It’s about as hard as trying to steer a herd of cats.”
― CC Tillery, Beloved Woman

“have they found their true path in life or do they walk in the easiest direction simply because it is there?”
― CC Tillery, Beloved Woman

“It was the finest compliment I ever received for my music.”
― C.C. Tillery, Beloved Woman

“was so skinny he’d have to stand up twice to cast a shadow.”
― C.C. Tillery, Beloved Woman

“you have to believe in possibilities, else, what’s the point in living?”
― CC Tillery, Beloved Woman

“Papa’s”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“If that don’t get your fire going, your wood’s wet.”
― C.C. Tillery, Moonfixer

“in”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Y’all can get mad, get glad or scratch your ass, it don’t make no difference to me.”
― C.C. Tillery, Wise Woman

“That’s the kind of evil you should be scared of, the man who does vile things in the guise of doing good.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Luther was so useless, if he had a third hand, he’d need another pocket to put it in.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Although he called himself a Christian, I had a hard time correlating his vicious gossip, bigoted expressions, and arrogant manner as such. I often thought if God’s heaven was filled with creatures like him, maybe that’s not where I wanted to end up.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Monsters walking around disguised as people, they’re the ones you need to watch out for.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“dying pigs and the other gruesome goings on, there”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Busier than a one-eyed cat watchin’ two rat holes.”
― C.C. Tillery, Moonfixer

“nods”
― C.C. Tillery, Wise Woman

“She can just get glad in the same britches she got mad in.”
― CC Tillery, Beloved Woman

“If “ifs” and “buts” were candy”
― C.C. Tillery, Moonfixer

“Madder than a mule chewing bumble bees.”
― C.C. Tillery, Moonfixer

“Human beings always seem to look for someone to torment. They’ve been doing it for many years now and I expect they’ll continue to do it as long as there are any people alive.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“When the women turned and looked, they saw a plant growing so fast it almost covered the trail behind them as they watched. In a little while, far less time than it should have taken, the plants started blooming. Beautiful white roses, each with five petals and with a golden center that the Creator said represented the white man’s greed. The stems had seven green leaves, one for each of the Cherokee clans, and were covered with sharp thorns to protect the beautiful flower and keep anyone from trying to pull it up or move it.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“I knew a whistling woman was exactly what I wanted to be. A woman who lived her life the way she wanted no matter what other people said or thought about her.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“she had learned at an early age that silence was often the best course when it came to dealing with people.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Her husband Luther followed, hat in hand, eyes downcast, his hair looking like a cat had been sucking on it.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“You shouldn’t be scared of people just because they’re different. There are plenty of scarier things in this world.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Raising a young-un is sometimes like being pecked to death by a chicken. It takes a lot of work.”
― CC Tillery, Beloved Woman

“He’s so tall if he fell down he’d be halfway home.”
― CC Tillery, Beloved Woman