Quotes from book

Water for Elephants

“How is it that everyone on this train has so much alcohol?"
"We always head to Canada at the beginning of the season," she says taking her seat again. "Their laws are much more civilized. Cheers.”

“Even as your body betrays you, your mind denies it.”

“Is where you're from the place you're leaving or where you have roots?”

“Honey, I plan to marry you the moment the ink is dry on that death certificate.”

“With a secret like that, at some point the secret itself becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not.”

“I stare at her for a long moment. I want to kiss her. I want to kiss her more than I've ever wanted anything in my life.”

“When will people learn that just because you can make something doesn’t mean you should?”

“Although there are times I'd give anything to have her back, I'm glad she went first. Losing her was like being cleft down the middle. It was the moment it all ended for me, and I wouldn't have wanted her to go through that.”

“I look after those who look after me." He smacks his lips, stares at me, and adds, "I also look after those who don't." - Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants)”

“i meant what i said, and i said what i meant.”

“It's just a crazy damned life, that's all…”

“When did I stop being me?”

“Age is a terrible thief. Just when you're getting the hang of life, it knocks your legs out from under you and stoops your back. It makes you ache and muddies your head and silently spreads cancer throughout your spouse.”

“It's as though I've been sleepwalking and suddenly woken to find myself here”

“Life is the most spectacular show on earth”

“Sometimes I think if I had to choose between an ear of corn or making love to a woman, I'd choose the corn.”

“Dear God. Not only am I unemployed and homeless, but I also have a pregnant woman, bereaved dog, elephant, and eleven horses to take care of.”

“Age is terrible thief. Just when you're getting the hang of life, it knocks your legs out from under you and stoops your back”

“I had my whole life planned.. I knew exactly where it was taking me..”