Quotes from Kristin Hannah

A delicious fragrance wafted upward—roasted pork and crispy bacon and apples glazed in a rich wine sauce, resting on a bed of browned potatoes. Beside it was a bowl of fresh peas, swimming in butter seasoned with tarragon from the garden. And of course there was the baguette Vianne had made yesterday morning.

I never really knew the weight of sorrow before, how it stretches you out like an old, wet sweater.

Love wasn't a great, burning brushfire that swept across your soul and charred you beyond recognition. It was being there, simply that.

Teach the boys how to be gentlemen and Marah how to be strong.

She tried to take strength from that, to truly believe it, but hope was becoming difficult to hold on to. Each passing day had sanded her down, weakened the walls of her denial; in places, fear called itself truth and poked through.

For me, admitting that I won't decorate a tree for Christmas is giving up, and I've never been good at letting go.

Forever. That's how long we'll have an empty place at the table.

Voilà," Rachel said. "Our plan. Should we open a bottle of cognac now, or gin?" "It's ten o'clock in the morning." "You're right. Of course. A French 75.

He stood up slowly and took her in his arms. She wanted to bottle how safe she felt in this moment, so she could drink of it later when loneliness and fear left her parched.

You gave me wings, Mom. Did you know that? I feel you here. Will I always?

Let me tell you something else I know. When you hide things away, and keep them secret, they have a ... power.

Grief is a sneaky thing, always coming and going like some guest you didn't invite and can't turn away.

Promises were a lot like impressions. The second one didn't count for much.

I am afraid t put it into words, this fragile impossible hope of mine, and more afraid not to.

Men are stupid. You might as well learn that now. Look at bull moose. They ram into each other at full speed. Same with Dall sheep. This will be a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Ask for help when you need it, and give help when you can. I think that is how we serve God—and each other and ourselves—

Annie had made so many mistakes, and most of them had been because she'd planted herself firmly in the middle of the road. But now she knew that life without risk was impossible, and if by chance you stumbled across a safe, serene existence, it was because you'd never really reached for anything in the first place.

Kid, the people who love you stay. You've already learned that. Go find your mom and tell her you've been as dumb as a box of marbles. And let her hold you tight.

You are of me, Loreda, in a way that can never be broken. Not by words or anger or actions or time. I love you. I will always love you." She tightened her hold on Loreda's shoulders. "You taught me love. You, first in the whole world, and my love for you will outlive me. If you had not come back…

Up here you can make one mistake. The second one will kill you.

Kate placed her hand on her mother's. They both understood; every at-home mom in the world understood. Ultimately there were prices to be paid for the choices a woman made. "You're my hero, Mom," Kate said simply.

He thinks one's life can be distilled to a narrative that has a beginning and an end. He knows nothing about the kind of sacrifice that, once made, can never be either fully forgotten or fully borne. And how could he? I have protected him from all of that.

Onu özlüyordu. Onu ar?yordu. Onun için endiÅŸeleniyordu. Bunlar onun gece yolculuklar?yd?.

If success were gold, lying in rivers, love was a diamond, buried hundreds of feet beneath the surface of the earth and unrecognizable in its natural form.