Quotes from Robyn Carr

We've been sitting on a little news. We're having a baby." "Well, damn!" Paul said. He looked at Preacher and grinned. "You finally came through on ovulation day, huh, buddy?" He puffed up a little. "I did at that," he said, throwing his chest out. "And

Strong women can be so underappreciated unless you're screaming for their help.

Sometimes you learn your best lessons when you add up all your losses." She

you know no one wanted to see the old boy go. I bet where ever he is, the fishing's good" "Given his surely behavior, the fish might be fried where he is,

I'm a helpless, recovering introvert

No, Tom, no hay que sufrir por amor. Amar a alguien es maravilloso. Lo que duele son las separaciones, las infidelidades y las rupturas, pero el amor, Tom, el amor es lo que nos hace vivir. Porque es algo maravilloso. (Paul y Tom)

God understands everything. And even He made a mistake or two. Look at the size of avocado seeds—way too big. And pomegranates? Too many seeds. What a waste of fruit!" He

The hardest part of training a painter is showing him how to introduce emotion into his work,

Dear God. I'll pedal if You'll steer.

Death. I thought it would be gardens, perhaps. Beautiful countryside with cool streams. It's only blackness. Nervous and dark. There is no rest there.

Mac, my dear friend, here is something you should probably know about women without being told. We don't want to have to tell a man we need to be wanted. We'd really like that to come naturally. We'd like a man to pursue us because he wants us, not because he's out of options.

You know. I can call my husband an idiot and asshole but no one else can. It's a rule. It's almost a law.

Unfairness and injustice are two things that really threaten blind faith.

Nothing is ever what it seems, he

We'll get everything straightened out. This has gone on long enough—we have to bring it to a close." She was quiet for a long moment before she said, "We?" He gave her shoulders a squeeze. "Come on, don't you feel like we're in this together? I want to help, Ellie. You got screwed, by Arnie, by the court, all around. You don't deserve this." She

to the sack and began removing cartons, placing them on the table.

I'm probably too sentimental, but I think people find each other when they're supposed to. When they need to.

I can count

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. —Henry David Thoreau

A very important part of creating a new life was independence. She did not want to be accountable to anyone but herself.

Aw, Noah. That's nice." "I've been trying to tell you, I am nice." She dried her hands on a towel. "Yeah. Watch out for Gloria, toots. I think she's looking for more than nice." *

He called and asked where she was and she said, "I decided to just come home tonight." "Why?" "Because there was no one to talk to at the bar," she said. "But I'm here." "Exactly," she said. And then she said goodbye. Of

You said I looked like a wild man." "You do." She grinned at him. "I'm used to it now." "What

My God, thank you for bringing her. It's like a trip into the past. Hannah looks just like her. My sweet little Terri." And Vanni was reminded, not for the first time, that the loss of a child is probably the most brutal loss of all, no matter that child's age. *