having Quotes

“Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.”

“Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you’ve got.”

“A friend is like a heart that goes strong until the end. Where would we be in this world if we didn’t have a friend?”

“Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW! It is fun to have fun But you have to know how.”

“You can’t have anything, you can’t have anything at all. Because desire just cheats you. It’s like a sunbeam skipping here and there about a room. It stops and gilds some inconsequential object, and we poor fools try to grasp it--but when we do the sunbeam moves on to something else, and you’ve got the inconsequential part, but the glitter that made you want it is gone--”

“The thing about having it all is, it should include having the ability to have it all. Maybe there are some people who know how to have it all. They’re probably off in a group somewhere, laughing at those of us who have it all but don’t know how to.”

“Time is all we have and don’t. ”

The people of ‘The Tree’ see a new threat on the horizon but wait what are they in reality, friend or foe?This is revealed to Toby as he observes and then later lives the fragile life of the ‘Grass’.But even as Toby begins a new life and leaves the tree and his grief behind something Elisha had said naggs at him:You have only one life Toby

“And the splash is immense when he comes down the chute- But Mr. Magnolia has only one boot.”

“He has green parakeets who pick holes in his suit...”

“And two lovely sisters who play on the flute- But Mr. Magnolia has only one boot.”

“And some very fat owls who are learning to hoot- But Mr. Magnolia has only one boot.”

“Having cheese makes you happy.”

But all Halinka has is herself, a blanket from her beloved Aunt Lou, and a secret notebook where she holds her sayings.

“Having both school and Sounder would be mighty good, but if he couldn’t have school, he could always have Sounder.”