“What do you think is the biggest waste of time? “Comparing yourself to others”, said the mole.”
“What is the bravest thing you’ve ever said? asked the boy.
‘Help,’ said the horse.
‘Asking for help isn’t giving up,’ said the horse. ‘It’s refusing to give up.”
“Is your glass half empty or half full?” asked the mole.
“I think I’m grateful to have a glass,” said the boy.”
“Do you have any other advice?” asked the boy.
“Don’t measure how valuable you are by the way you are treated,” said the horse.”
“One of our greatest freedoms is how we react to things.”
“We often wait for kindness…but being kind to yourself can start now.”
“The greatest illusion,” said the mole, “is that life should be perfect.”
“Always remember you matter, you’re important and you are loved, and you bring to this world things no one else can.”
“When things get difficult remember who you are.’
‘Who am I?’ asked the boy
‘You are loved’ said the horse”
“Nothing beats kindness,’ said the horse. ‘It sits quietly beyond all things.”
“I am truly tiny’ said the mole
‘The love inside you,’ said the boy ‘is as big as the universe.”
“Doing nothing with friends is never doing nothing, is it?’ asked the boy.
‘No,’ said the mole.”
“This is easily my favourite place’ said the mole
‘Why?’ asked the boy
‘Because you are all here,”
“Home isn’t always a place is it?”
“Sometimes I think you believe in me more than I do,” said the boy
“You’ll catch up,” said the horse.”
“Just take this step…
The horizon will look after itself.”
“Imagine how we would be if we were less afraid.”
“How do they look so together and perfect?” asked the boy.
“There’s a lot of frantic paddling going on beneath,” said the horse.”
“Isn’t it odd. We can only see our outsides, but nearly everything happens on the inside”
“When the big things feel out of control focus on what you love right under your nose”
“What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever said?” asked the boy.
“Help”, said the horse.”
“When the dark clouds come…
…keep going”
“this storm will pass”
“We have such a long way to go”, sighed the boy
“Yes, but look how far we’ve come”, said the horse”
“Don’t measure how valuable you are by the way you are treated.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse