Cowboy Rodeo Quotes

“Cowboy Rodeo was a very simple man. He liked his life simple. He liked his ranch full of animals, he liked the breeze across the plains, and he liked when the sun rose and set. He liked strong, cold whiskey and the stars at night.

Cowboy Rodeo realized at that moment he also really, really liked corsets and black pencil skirts that showed off the curve of the hip.”
― Shannon Noelle Long, Second Coming

“Put that thing down, girl. Don't you know it steals part of your soul, that little mechanical masterpiece you hold so frivolously? Don't you know it's not just mine it seals into its gears and trick mirrors, but yours, too. What you feel at this moment, what you hope for, what your dreams are, what you think your future will unfold like, it steals it all from you, too. You aren't safe just because of the side of the lens you're on. And later, when everything is said and done, and you want to forget everything that happened in these walls, when you're all alone, this picture, this piece of your soul you didn't even know was gone, will haunt you. It will come bearing knives and AKs and nine millimeters, and it will destroy you from the inside out. Put that damned thing down and stop acting like any of this is something worth remembering.”
― Shannon Noelle Long, Second Coming

“Don’t make this harder than it already is. I like her so much it’s killing me, but I don’t know how to be the guy she wants me to be.”

“Yes, you do. Real relationships are just like bull riding. You have to be willing to risk getting hurt, and you have to hang it all out, and never give up no matter how scary or hard it gets. You know how to do it. You’re just too much of a coward to try.”
― D.R. Graham, Rank

“Shae-Lynn, come on. You know I didn’t mean for it to happen that way. I was just trying to do right by you.”

“Doing right by me would have been respecting my wishes and keeping your promises. Leave me alone, Billy. I don’t want to be friends with someone I can’t depend on.”
― D.R. Graham, Rank

“Life is a series of adjustments. I learned that from all the years I spent bronc ridin'. The bronc goes left, I had to shift right and then make counter move after counter move. It's the same sort of shuffle and shifts with life.”
― Carly Kade, Show Pen Promise

“Champions arise through a combination of luck, hard work, and heartache.”
― Carly Kade, Show Pen Promise

“Mistakes are simply lessons learned. Don't let one mistake steal your talent. We all mess up. It's what you do with the mess that matters. Learn from it. Take the rope.”
― Carly Kade, Show Pen Promise

“Energy and actions speak louder than words. If you are really present with a horse, or a human for that matter, you come to realize that words really aren't that necessary.”
― Carly Kade, Show Pen Promise

“Find the middle. Life is a series of extremes, but it doesn't have to be. Try and find the middle. Work on recognizing the highs and the lows and let them be just that. Don't give those feelings an energy, just let them pass through you, come and go.”
― Carly Kade, Show Pen Promise