8 Quotes by Charlie Hill

Despite the promise of four days of sun and overly sweet wine, Richard was sporting a sour puss. But then that was to be expected - he sold books for a living, after all.

The book looked doomed, assailed on all sides by those who'd see it superseded by the synthetic-new and those who didn't give two shiny ones. With the recession forging ahead with renewed vigour, bookselling too was going the way of papyrus, taking with it what was left of Richard's self-esteem, his beer money and his comedic persona.

I think the navy was trying to get one up on us and trying to get us as wet as possible; we were going straight into the waves. But it's a nice enough day that it's going to dry out.

I think what we are trying to do is build a sanctuary that is best going to serve the communities needs.

The physical work of shoeing was actually therapeutic. The shoeing can take a toll on you, but I think it strengthened me.

Everything I did was based off of my shoeing.

I've been very blessed with the people that have come through my life. It was hard to step away from it. I miss the shoeing, but I still have the people.

I do feel an obligation to my clients, to the horses and to the industry. I step back willingly, yet I really hope that I continue to have an influence on young people who want to shoe horses.