Quotes from Kristin Hannah

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an ordinary man whose only claim to the extraordinary was the depth of his love for a woman.

She felt lost within his arms and found, broken apart, and remade.

When a man resorts to violence, he's scared

At one point, she'd wanted to hurl the whole breakfast at the wall. And then she'd remember why it was that men had temper tantrums and women didn't: cleanup.

The hallmark of my books is the relationships that define women's lives.

We women. as glue for the family. lead lives that are important and conflicted. What we women choose to give up for our families is important and valid.

Then he left her there, standing alone, surrounded by word ghosts; things she could have said.

That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.

Books + friendship = book club

Their friendship was more important than any relationship. Guys would come and go; girlfriends were forever.