Carmen > Carmen's Quotes

“I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens.”
― Anne McCaffrey

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven,”
― Anne McCaffrey, All the Weyrs of Pern

“There's something wrong in not appreciating one's own special abilities, my girl. Find your own limitations, yes, but don't limit yourself with false modesty.”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonsinger

“Lessa was Ramoth's and Ramoth was hers, mind and heart, irrevocably attuned. Only death could dissolve that incredible bond.”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonflight

“A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.”
― Anne McCaffrey, Acorna: The Unicorn Girl

“Who wills, Can.
Who tries, Does.
Who loves, Lives.”
― Anne McCaffrey

“When bad fortune occurs, the unresourceful, unimaginative man looks about him to attach the blame to someone else; the resolute accepts misfortune and endeavors to survive, mature, and improve because of it.”
― Anne McCaffrey, Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern