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title: "4 Chasing Quotes By Libba Bray"
description: "4 Chasing quotes by Libba Bray. Plus more from Libba Bray and more Chasing sayings from other authors."
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> [Retribution is a dog chasing its tail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/retribution-is-a-dog-chasing-its-tail/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d74/libba-bray-259_animal_retribution-is-a-dog-chasing-its-tail-41_412019.png)

> [“. . . chasing after words like trying to grab the tails of comets.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/chasing-after-words-like-trying-to-grab-the-tails-of-comets/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/libba-bray-259_chasing_chasing-after-words-like-trying-to-grab_763045.png)

> [“Retaliation is a dog chasing its tail”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/retaliation-is-a-dog-chasing-its-tail/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/libba-bray-259_chasing_retaliation-is-a-dog-chasing-its-tail-22_2228625.png)

> [We all do things we desperately wish we could undo. Those regrets just become part of who we are, along with everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/we-all-do-things-we-desperately-wish-we-could-undo-those-regrets-just/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/051/libba-bray-259_chasing_we-all-do-things-we-desperately-wish-we_2261074.png)

## Other authors on Chasing

## More by Libba Bray

> [“I have never felt more ridiculous. If this is what it means to be a woman I am not the slightest bit interested.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-have-never-felt-more-ridiculous-if-this-is-what-it-means-to-be-a/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [There are no safe choices. Only other choices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-are-no-safe-choices-only-other-choices/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“The King of Crows raked his fingers across the dark until it bled. He licked the blood from his fingers with a forked tongue.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-king-of-crows-raked-his-fingers-across-the-dark-until-it-bled-he/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [It is how it has always been. We will accept the legacy of our ancestors,' Asha says, smiling, and in her smile I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/it-is-how-it-has-always-been-we-will-accept-the-legacy-of-our/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [The trouble with morning is that it comes well before noon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-trouble-with-morning-is-that-it-comes-well-before-noon/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“Spare a copper for our cause?" the girl with the coin cup asks, her voice weary. "I can spare more than that," I say.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/spare-a-copper-for-our-cause-the-girl-with-the-coin-cup-asks-her/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [As one, they leap, laughing, and that is where we leave them - mouths open, arms spread wide, fingers splayed to take in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/as-one-they-leap-laughing-and-that-is-where-we-leave-them-mouths-open/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [I am for hockey. I find I should like to hit something with a stick. -Gemma Doyle Trilogy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-am-for-hockey-i-find-i-should-like-to-hit-something-with-a-stick/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [There are times when I wish I could go back and change the course of my life. Make different choices...But the past cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-are-times-when-i-wish-i-could-go-back-and-change-the-course-of/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“Sexuality is not meant to be this way - an honest, consensual expression in which a girl might take an active role when she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/sexuality-is-not-meant-to-be-this-way-an-honest-consensual-expression/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders build nations.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-is-no-greater-power-on-this-earth-than-story-will-paced-the/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [Heaven's brightest and best-loved angel, who was cast out for inspiring a rebellion against God. Having lost Heaven, Lucifer and his rebel angels vowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/heaven-s-brightest-and-best-loved-angel-who-was-cast-out-for/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“The light is so bright it hurts my eyes. But I don't dare close them. I won't. Instead, I try to adjust to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-light-is-so-bright-it-hurts-my-eyes-but-i-don-t-dare-close-them-i/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“Miss Moore speaks slowly, deliberately. "I know because I read." She pulls back and stands, hands on hips, offering us a challenge. "May I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/miss-moore-speaks-slowly-deliberately-i-know-because-i-read-she-pulls/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

> [“Duff's little moans traveled up her spine, made her head buzz. And another thought grabbed hold: She was doing this. She had the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/duff-s-little-moans-traveled-up-her-spine-made-her-head-buzz-and/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

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