All that counts is the truth. Without it you're basically just juggling people's daft ideas. Jojo Moyes More Quotes by Jojo Moyes More Quotes From Jojo Moyes Push yourself. Don’t settle. Wear those stripy legs with pride. And if you insist on settling down with some ridiculous bloke, make sure some of this is squirreled away somewhere. Knowing you still have possibilities is a luxury. Knowing I might have given them to you has alleviated something for me. Jojo Moyes luxury pride knowing Nobody fights you like your own sister; nobody else knows the most vulnerable parts of you and will aim for them without mercy. Jojo Moyes sister vulnerable fighting "What if I like watching television? What if I don't want to do much else other than read a book?"... "What if I'm tired when I get home? What if I don't fill my days with frenetic activity?" "But one day you might wish you had." Jojo Moyes tired home book "You cut yourself off from all sorts of experiences because you tell yourself you are 'not that sort of person'" "But, I’m not." "How do you know? You’ve done nothing, been nowhere. How do you have the faintest idea what kind of person you are?" Jojo Moyes cutting done ideas Sit here long enough you get to know everything. You listen, see ?" She taps the side of her head. "Nobody listens any more. Everyone knows what they want to hear, but nobody actually listens. Jojo Moyes sides want long I told him I loved him,” she said, her voice dropping to a whisper. “And he just said it wasn’t enough.” Her eyes were wide and bleak . “How am I supposed to live with that? Jojo Moyes voice eye enough I am conscious that knowing me has caused you pain, and grief, and I hope that one day when you are less angry with me and less upset you will see not just that I could only have done the thing that I did, but also that this will help you live a really good life, a better life, than if you hadn’t met me. Jojo Moyes good-life pain grief And I don't want to look at you every day, to see you naked,to watch you wandering around the annexe in your crazy dresses and not...not be able to do what I want with you. Oh, Clark,if you had any idea what I want to do to you right now.And I...i can't live with that knowledge. I can't. It's Not who I am. I can't be the kind of man who just...accepts. Jojo Moyes crazy who-i-am men Sometimes, Clark, you are pretty much the only thing that makes me want to get up in the morning. Jojo Moyes want morning sometimes How is it possible to exist with so much pain? Jojo Moyes pain Know that you hold my heart, my hopes, in your hands. Jojo Moyes my-heart heart hands That evening she glowed. She gave off a vibration of energy that he suspected only he could detect. Do I do this to you?, he wondered, as he watched her eat. Or is this just the relief of being out from under the forbidden eye of that husband of yours? Jojo Moyes husband eye energy There are normal hours, and then there are invalid hours, where time stalls and slips, where life---real life---seems to exist at one remove. Jojo Moyes hours normal real Real friends were the kind where you pick up where you'd left off, whether it be a week since you'd seen each other or two years. Jojo Moyes real two years A stylish person, for me, is one who draws your eye without necessarily being showy; they wear clothes that are beautifully cut, flatter the wearer, and show that they are not impervious to fashion, but not a slave to it either. Jojo Moyes me stylish clothes fashion I try to read writers who are better than me because it inspires me to be better. Jojo Moyes better try who me Rejection is part of the process, so you can't let it crush you. My first three novels never made it into publication, but my fourth, 'Sheltering Rain,' was translated into 11 languages. Jojo Moyes never you rejection rain I love 'To Kill A Mockingbird' - it seems to offer up new layers every time you read it. I also love Kate Atkinson's 'Behind The Scenes At The Museum' - that's the book that started me writing. Jojo Moyes me you time love I started writing novels by not thinking about actually writing a whole novel - that felt altogether too daunting. I thought out a rough idea, then wrote chapter by chapter, and then by the time I'd hit 40,000 words, it was a challenge just to see if I could get to the end. Jojo Moyes challenge words time thinking I find my best writing time is actually 6 A.M., before the detritus of the day - the fish fingers and the school uniform and dogs and bills - have had a chance to clog up my brain. I can usually get 500 words done before 7 A.M. But it is difficult, and the Internet, and social networking, are terrible timesucks. Jojo Moyes best day brain time
