Sara Gruen Elephants Quotations

How hard can it be to find a girl and an elephant for Christ's sake?

Do you have any idea how much an elephant drinks?

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.

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.

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.

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)

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

Life goes on with fragile normalcy.

When two people are meant to be together, they will be together. It's fate.