Kate Thompson Quotes

“There were always too many hours in the day and never enough in the night.”
― Kate Thompson, Annan Water

“There was no moon, no stars, but even the darkest of nights steals light from somewhere.”
― Kate Thompson, Annan Water

“And he has tried to swim that stream,
And he swam on both strong and steady,
But the river was wide and strength did fail,
And never more he'll see his Annie.

And woe betide the willow wan,
And woe betide the bush and briar,
For they broke beneath her true love's hand,
When strength did fail and limbs did tire.”
― Kate Thompson, Annan Water

“He praised the mare and tugged at her ear. He flattered the cob as well, liking him suddenly; sorry for him because his plain looks concealed such a generous heart.”
― Kate Thompson, Annan Water

“There was never any peace. There were never any quiet, family moments. They were always working. All of them, all the time. For some reason Michael saw an image of the sitting room at the house in Yorkshire. The TV was on, but there was no one watching it. The terrier was polishing off a plate of dinner that had been abandoned on the arm of the couch. That was the way their lives were. They hadn't sat down to a meal once since they arrived in Scotland. They were a dealer's yard, not a family.”
― Kate Thompson, Annan Water