The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackery

The wild is a bit like life — frightening sometimes but beautiful.

The boy is full of questions, the mole is greedy for cake, the fox is mainly silent and wary because he's been hurt by life, the horse is the biggest thing they have ever encountered, and also the gentlest.

Live courageously with more kindness for yourself and for others.

Ask for help when you need it — which is always a brave thing to do.

"The truth is everyone is winging it." - the horse

"I'm so small." said the mole. "Yes," said the boy, "but you make a huge difference."

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" "Kind" said the boy.

"What do you think success is?" asked the boy. "To love," said the mole.

"If at first you don't succeed, have some cake." "I see, does it work?" "Every time."

"What do you think is the biggest waste of time?" "Comparing yourself to others," said the mole.

"Most of the old moles I know wish they had listened less to their fears and more to their dreams."

"Imagine how we would be if we were less afraid."

"One of our greatest freedoms is how we react to things."

"I've learned how to be in the present. How?" asked the boy. "I find a quiet spot and shut my eyes and breathe." "That's good, and then?" "Then I focus." "What do you focus on?" "Cake," said the mole.

"Isn't it odd. We can only see our outsides, but nearly everything happens on the inside."

"Being kind to yourself is one of the greatest kindnesses." said the mole.

"We often wait for kindness... but being kind to yourself can start now," said the mole.

"Often the hardest person to forgive is yourself."

"Sometimes I feel lost," said the boy. "Me too." said the mole, "but we love you, and love brings you home."

"I think everyone is just trying to get home." said the mole.

"Doing nothing with friends is never doing nothing is it?" asked the boy. "No," said the mole.

"Everyone is a bit scared," said the horse. "But we are less scared together."

"Tears fall for a reason and they are your strength not weakness."

"What's the bravest thing you've ever said?" asked the boy. "Help," said the horse.

"When have you been at your strongest?" asked the boy. "When I have dared to show my weakness."

"Asking for help isn't giving up," said the horse. "It's refusing to give up."

"Sometimes I worry you'll all realise I'm ordinary," said the boy. "Love doesn't need you to be extraordinary." said the mole.

"We all need a reason to keep going," said the horse. "What's yours?" "You three," said the fox. "Getting home," said the boy. "Cake," said the mole.

"I've discovered something better than cake." "No you haven't" said the boy. "I have" replied the mole. "What is it?" "A hug. It lasts longer."

"Nothing beats kindness," said the horse. "It sits quietyly beyond all things."

"Sometimes just getting up and carrying on is brave and magnificent."

"How do they look so together and perfect?" asked the boy. "There's a lot of frantic paddling going on beathe." said the horse.

"The greatest illusion," said the mole, "is that life should be perfect."

"Life is difficult but you are loved."

"So you know all about me?" asked the boy. "Yes." said the horse. "And you still love me?" "We love you all the more."

"Sometimes I think you believe in me more than I do." said the boy. "You'll catch up." said the horse.

"The fox never really speaks." whispered the boy. "No. And it's lovely he is with us." said the horse.

"To be honest, I often feel I have nothing interesting to say." said the fox. "Being honest is always interesting." said the horse.

"Is your glass half empty or half full?" asked the mole. "I think I'm grateful to have a glass." said the boy.

"We don't know about tomorrow." said the horse. "all we need to know is that we love each other."

"When the dark clouds come... ...keep going."

"When the big things feel out of control... focus on what you love right under your nose."

"This storm will pass."

"We have such a long way to go" sighed the boy. "Yes, but look how far we've come." side the horse.

"What's your best discovery?" asked the mole. "That I'm enough as I am." said the boy.

"I've realized why we are here." whispered the boy. "for cake?" asked the mole. "To love," said the boy. "And to be loved." said the horse.

"What do we do when our hearts hurt?" asked the boy. "We wrap them with friendship, shared tears, and time. till they wake hopeful and happy again."

"Don't measure how valuable you are by the way you are treated." said the horse

"Always remember you matter, you're important and you are loved. and you bring the world things no one else can."

"Home isn't always a place is it?"

Look how far we've come.

"Sometimes all you hear about is the hate, but there is more love in this world than you could possibly imagine."

"Just take this step..."

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