Quotes from Susan Wiggs

Having a Mac all to himself was pretty amazing.

Let's get lunch at Aunt Carrie's. She looked away, trying to hide her vivid memories of the outdoor café. She and Alex had gone there as kids, sunburnt, their hair stiff with salt and their bare feet, to eat clam cakes and blueberry pie.

I would forfeit the very surety of my soul to be the man who brings that look upon your face.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them." —Leo Rosten

And then the simple truth dawned on her. She finally acknowledged that it didn't matter who you were or where you came from. Love

And then the simple truth dawned on her. She finally acknowledged that it didn't matter who you were or where you came from. Love and respect put everyone on equal footing.

life had taught him long ago that fear and happiness could not coexist.

It's not for me to judge what a person did in her past. That belongs to her and her alone." "You give people a lot of grace, Jerome. It's really nice." "Everyone has a past. It's who you are right now that matters.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. —Buddha

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So much of a parent's identity was wrapped up in the child: love, pride, self-worth, validation. It was an unfair burden on a small human being, but every child bore it, the lofty, seemingly unreachable expectations of her parents.

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He could look out the window and see nothing but deep snow and deep woods, the perfect picture for Christmas.

Go and take what you want from life, Arnufo liked to counsel him. Don't wait for it to hand you something. Things given away freely are given away for a reason—because no one else wants them.

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Love doesn't stop when you lose someone," Carmella said. "And you don't want it to. Wrap your heart around the memories, honey, and keep him alive within you.

San Francisco was her favorite. It was the kind of city where being independent was valued, not pitied or regarded as a problem to be rectified by well-meaning friends.

Caitlin, I was born to worry about you.

She read voraciously, devouring a dog-eared copy of The Handmaid's Tale it one sleepless night.

Being a mother had taught her so much in such a short time. She'd never known all the colors and shapes that love could take, had never known her heart could be so full yet still have the capacity to expand.

A parade of servers came through with domed platters of incredible food---handmade Chinese dumplings and dim sum shaped like tiny pomegranates and tangerines, gorgeously presented noodles in every color of the rainbow, and dishes with ingredients Natalie could only guess at. A red tea called Da Hong Pao was served, and one of the people at the table said it was so rare that it couldn't be bought for any price but had to be received as a gift.

No more taking the Lord's name in vain or even in earnest.

Coffee? I make a mean decaf cappuccino.

It's a sadness, yet this has only made me look deeper to find the joy.