The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark. Pam Brown More Quotes by Pam Brown More Quotes From Pam Brown A sister is the cure for swollen heads and ego trips. One may a star, a Chief Executive-famous and rich and beautiful. But one's sister has the family photo album. And a long, long memory. And a tendency to wink at one on Top Occasions. Pam Brown starsbeautifulmemories A bag of apples, a pot of homemade jam, a scribbled note, a bunch of golden flowers, a coloured pebble, a box of seedlings, an empty scent bottle for the children. . . . Who needs diamonds and van-delivered bouquets? Pam Brown gratitudeflowerchildren You are asleep. Deep, deep asleep - and then the world caves in. The cat has leapt from the top window onto your stomach. He is saturated. He is hungry. He taps you into full wakefulness with a sodden paw "Could you open a can?" Pam Brown catcavesworld A younger sister is someone to use as a guinea-pig in trying sledges and experimental go-carts. Someone to send on messages to Mum. But someone who needs you - who comes to you with bumped heads, grazed knees, tales of persecution. Someone who trusts you to defend her. Someone who thinks you know the answers to almost everything. Pam Brown sistersiblingthinking Grandad has a long and earnest conversation with his grandchild. He says, you are noisy and wiggly and will be sent back if you don't pull herself together....The baby smiles complacently. She has him exactly where she wants him. Pam Brown grandchildrenbabylong Be wary of the horse with a sense of humor. Pam Brown equinesense-of-humorhorse Friendship is not diminished by distance or time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply. Pam Brown distancefriendshipwar We expect too much at Christmas. It's got to be magical. It's got to go right. Feasting. Fun. The perfect present. All that anticipation. Take it easy. Love's the thing. The rest is tinsel. Pam Brown christmasperfectfun Brooks too wide for our leaping, hedges far to high. Loads too heavy for our moving, burdens too cumbersome for us to bear. Distances far beyond our journeying. The horse gave us mastery. Pam Brown horsedistancemoving The child who ran weeping to you with a cut finger is now brought home, smiling gamely, with a broken collarbone and incredible contusions- 'it wasn't Jezebels fault, Dad.' Pam Brown horsedadchildren Sisters share the scent and smells... the feel of a common childhood. Pam Brown sistersmellsibling For sheer excitement you can keep movie premieres and roller-coasters . An empty white canvas waiting to be filled. That's the thing. Pam Brown excitementwhitewaiting The first step to wisdom is to be sure one says and does what one believes. Pam Brown wisdombelievefirsts Medicines may be necessary. Flowers lift the heart. But your smile is the best restorative of all. Pam Brown medicineflowerheart A dog wakens your heart to joy and companionship. Pam Brown dogheartjoy Give a pup a home and a little love and he will give you his heart forever. Pam Brown homeheartgiving A cat likes to hear you calling him. He sits in a bush a yard from your shoes - and listens. Pam Brown yardsshoescat However time or circumstances may come between mother and her child, their lives are interwoven forever. Pam Brown motherforeverchildren Integrity rings like fine glass. True, clear, and reassuring. Pam Brown reassuringglassesintegrity A horse can lend its rider the speed and strength he or she lacks - but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more then a loan. Pam Brown equestrianhorsewise
