Quotes from Debbie Macomber

He couldn't function if anyone was upset with him; he even disliked being around other people's arguments. When a situation became too intense for him, he simply moved on.

Who could help laughing at a group of people who heatedly declared that God was dead and clung to the belief that Elvis was alive?

Vero Beach," she said. "That's where Ruth's class reunion is taking place.

I think Mr. Roarke's been burned. His tender heart was shattered by a careless affair that left him bleeding and raw.

Sadie was waiting in

Sam," Beth said, as she placed her hand on his arm. Looking at him, her eyes were full of love. "This is the Christmas surprise I mentioned. That beautiful young girl with that gift for music is your daughter, Luci.

Agents don't sell books, good writing does. Plotting and characterization are what interest an editor. Agents negotiate contracts, but they don't sell books.

They sat in the same pew nearly every week;

Jason had tried to reach their father through the construction company that employed him, but he'd learned nothing concrete.

She said interruptions were simply God's appointments.

The best vitamin for a Christian is B1.

No one told me it would hurt this much.

I feel claustrophobic. I need more than a couple of hours' light a day. I'm sick and tired of watching the sun set two hours after dawn. I need more light than this.

My daughter is pregnant. She's only nineteen.

my mother telling me never to go to bed without resolving an argument.

she, too, lived behind a brick wall, only hers was cleverly hidden behind a bright smile and effervescent personality.

the Girl Scout Cookie drives I'd organized, and how I'd been class mother for both Paul and Allie in their grade-school years. The last year Paul was in junior high, I'd been president of the PTA. My kids' teeth were straight, and they both were grounded and obtained above-average grades.

On that cold day I was born, in February 1955, my great-aunt gave me a classic fruitcake for the celebration of the occasion of my birth. Every year during the holidays I pull it out of the attic and take a look at it and it still looks great, and every year I try to get up the nerve to take a slice and try it. —Dean Fearing, chef of The Mansion on Turtle Creek

The only thing that equals my joy in knitting is the pleasure of reading!

hurts?" "My whole arm hurts.

I've lived most of my life trying to please others. I don't think I can do that anymore.

The pastor made a funny comment. He said that when he taught marriage classes most of those attending took naps. It was the divorce classes where everyone took notes.

Unfortunately he'd fallen into a common trap. He was big on religion and weak on faith.

Their relationship wouldn't be easy and the realities of a future with him were intimidating. Yet the strength of her attraction overcame her doubts.