Erica Verrillo > Quotes

“Sometimes wisdom is simply the ability to recognize the truth, and to speak you heart, in spite of everything you fear to be true.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Quest

“Today, mistress, I will give you anything you desire. How about a tall, dark, handsome stranger? I'm sure I can find you one in the market.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“And may my life be very long so that I will always be here to defend you.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“Carefully, she inched her way around Billy and the woman until her view of the rooftops was unimpeded by pompous counts with their sarcastic little comments and their noses raised so high that they should be the ones sprouting wings.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“Your courage, generosity, and honesty are what make you the person you are. Peasant or princess, it doesn't matter, for you need nothing more than the stars above you to be crowned in glory.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“I hear lots of things. Those silly hens never shut up. All day long it's 'grubs, eggs, grubs, eggs.' I could die of boredom.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Quest

“Until we meet again. There are no goodbyes in this world.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“Apparently I am more loathsome than a snake.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“Well, you can't turn a crow into a canary.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Quest

“Nana always said 'He who will not follow the fates will be dragged by them.' West it is.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Quest

“It's amazing what a little bit of moisture can do. A little moisture and a whole lot of plants.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“Recovery time: e.g., Regardless of a patient’s recovery time from reading for ½ hour, it will take much longer to recover from grocery shopping for ½ hour and even longer if repeated the next day – if able. Those who rest before an activity or have adjusted their activity level to their limited energy may have shorter recovery periods than those who do not pace their activities adequately. Impact: e.g., An outstanding athlete could have a 50% reduction in his/her pre-illness activity level and is still more active than a sedentary person.”
― Erica Verrillo, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment: A Treatment Guide

“Wars have always been with us, as have droughts. No, in the end, I think it will be greed that does us in. People will do anything for gold, even if it means destroying one another. They'll even destroy themselves. They'll destroy the whole world if they think it will make them richer than the next man.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“Authority is something that must be granted. As soon as people stop giving it, authority simply disappears. All they have to do is turn their backs. Or laugh.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Quest

“Yer called Dock because yer old and gray and full o' splinters.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“His bark might be loud, but his bite was nonexistent.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey

“Go on with ye! I'd never take a carving knife to 'Lissa's dad. I'd use a cleaver.”
― Erica Verrillo, Elissa's Odyssey