Quotes from Susan Mallery

the definition of being brave. That if you weren't scared, then there was no courage in the act.

Is it just women who do that?" she asked. "I hate to generalize, but how often do men act that way? Surrendering to another person because they're supposedly so gifted. I'm sure it happens, but we seem to hear about women doing it more. Do you think we're biologically more ready to serve?

Right now you're drowning and you don't even know it.

those new, fancy ones. With granite

We'll find home with each other, Shaye. For the rest of our lives. That's my promise to you. For always.

It's easy to see what's wrong with other people. It's correcting our own lives that's hard.

She hadn't wanted to make plain cinnamon cookies. She'd wanted to blend in ginger and try something fun like rosewater. She'd thought about going to the market and buying fresh spring vegetables, then making a red wine risotto with the crunchy, delicious vegetables served with a perfect roasted chicken stuffed with garlic and spices.

Joylyn was pretty sure that was the definition of being brave. That if you weren't scared, then there was no courage in the act.

It's okay to screw up. It's what we do afterward that defines us.

You're right on the edge. You can go either way. I think the world would be a better place if you found your way back. Don't become one of the lost souls. We already have too many.

There would still be challenges and moments when she wanted to curl up and keen. But knowing she could count on herself in a crisis was something she planned to hang on to for a very long time.

fear, she thought. It must be part of the human condition and yet it was as wasteful as wishing.

Every failure brings us closer to our ultimate success.

Kurz hatte sie darüber nachgedacht, in eine größere Stadt zu ziehen, dann aber erkannt, dass sie im Grunde ihres Herzens ein Kleinstadtmädchen war.

easy enough, she thought.

NATALIE DROVE TO work because floating there would cause people to ask too many questions.

I try not to be mean or hurtful, but otherwise I'm not much into self-editing.

Marriage is more than a tradition. It's an economic necessity. In societies where there are more married couples, there are fewer children in poverty, and less violence.

Do you think age matters when it comes to friendship?

People should be together, preferably surrounded by those they loved.

A group of parrots is called a pandemonium.

felt like the Grinch after stealing all the presents. The Whos down in Whoville really didn't need the trappings of Christmas to celebrate the season. They were happy anyway, and so was she.

Three months ago she'd been in Los Angeles. Her husband had walked into their tiny bathroom while she'd been brushing her teeth and had announced he was leaving her for another woman. He was in love and he was leaving. What Jenna remembered most was standing in that cramped space wondering when she was supposed to spit. At what point in that kind of confession was it polite or expected for her to lean over the sink, spit and rinse?

Steven tucked a strand of hair behind Hayley's ear as he laughed at something she said. Pam watched them, wondering if there was something going on, then dismissed the notion. Hayley was married. Steven would never get in the way of that.