Quotes from Carolyn Brown

Life is what you make it, girls. The past is all over and done with. What you got is the present, because tomorrow might never get here.

received through the years. But Harriet had passed on the

I've come to realize that you can love someone but not like them

Let go of the past. Live today and look forward to the future," Bonnie

Wow, Callie! I bet Finn could pick you up. Callie could feel the heat coming up the back of her neck, but she couldn't stop it. Soldiers didn't blush. They were mean and tough and could take out snakes, spiders, and even enemy combatants. But a visual of her hanging over Finn's back with her butt so close to his lips that he could kiss it --- well, hell's belles, that would make the devil himself blush.

and NPD stands for narcissistic personality disorder. It means that he's got exaggerated feelings of self-importance, a need for self-admiration, and a lack of empathy. People with that problem spend too much time worrying about success in everything, as well as their personal appearance. They tend to take advantage of the people around them. The problem usually starts early in childhood. He should've had some kind of therapy when he was a little boy.

God worked things out. Whether folks liked it or not was up to them. They could be bitter or they could be better. Bitter had the letter I in it, and every single time people put themselves first, it became a problem that created a bitter attitude.

As in, what makes you the happiest? You said you hate college. What makes peace in your heart? That's your passion.

Sassy girl's got an answer for everything

tired as she was, the idea of stirrups

This forgiving business is not a sprint but a marathon, chère.

Rick pushed the cart

Shake it off and look forward. Leave the past in a fog where even memories don't exist.

finished. I can smell it, Elaine said. Chocolate. I helped, Tina said. She talks clearly for her age. My boys were chatterboxes

Hope is the magic that heals hearts and souls

No place is lonely if you are happy there

Dammit? Why would you give a dog such a name? Or is that a third date story too? No, it's only a dog story. Rhett smiled and the temperature in the store shot up several degrees. I named him Lambert after Miranda Lambert, but I guess he didn't like bein' named after a girl, so he sat there like a knot on a log every time I called him. So I'd say, 'Dammit, come here.' And here he'd come runnin' hell-bent for leather. So I gave up and called him Dammit.

Rod McKuen. One of his poems says something about it not mattering who you love but the important thing is that you love

Surrender to the beauty of revealing yourself to yourself, and to the ones who saw you before you saw you.

It's hot enough to make a woman want to go skinny-dippin' in the Red River. You want to join me to cool off?

Guilt trips never take you anywhere

After breakfast, Callie found herself in the living room alone, warming her hands by the fire, when Finn came out of his bedroom. He crossed the room, pulled Callie close to his chest, and said, I wanted to hold you all morning and tell you that I slept better in that recliner last night than I do in my big king-sized bed. I believe it's because you were right there and you kept the nightmares at bay.

you have to hunt for yourself before you do anything else." "Hunt? That's a strange word," Emma said. "Honey, we are hunting our whole lives. As women, we hunt for love. As artists, we hunt for inspiration. As people, we hunt for truth.

You want me to book flights for this afternoon?" Kim asked.