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Quotes About Acceptance

Ellie wiped her eyes with the back of her hand; sometimes she didn't realize she'd been crying until the tears slid off her chin and dripped down her neck.
~ Jill Mansell
Life might not work out as you'd want it to, but you just got on with it anyway.
~ Jill Mansell
Unaccountably disappointed, Conor did the only thing he could do and took a consolatory bite of his mince pie. Oh well.
~ Jill Mansell
finally she feels free - not perfect, not problem free, just free
~ Jill McCorkle
he was convinced that if he claimed all the parts he really loved he would be able to make peace with everything else.
~ Jill McCorkle
No one likes to talk about the positive parts of getting older and aging into orphanhood, how with your parents you often bury a lot of things you were never able to confront or fix or let go of.
~ Jill McCorkle
How about we give each other everything we can and not blame each other for what we can't.
~ Jill Shalvis
All you have to do is take a man at face value. Don't go into it thinking you can change them. Men aren't fixer-uppers, not like a house or a car. You buy them as is.
~ Jill Shalvis
You went from worrying about being weak to wanting a fence with me? I don't give a flying fuck about being weak. You're the only thing I care about. You make me whole. You make me feel. You make me... He searched for the word. Everything. He pulled her tighter to him. It's always been you, Holly. And it always will be. Say yes. Yes, she said instantly. To everything.
~ Jill Shalvis
Are you in love with me, the me I am right now? Well not right now, he said, brooding. Right now you're kinda mean. -Tara and Logan
~ Jill Shalvis
What? Get tired of the way he looks at me as if I'm his entire life? Get over the fact that for the first time ever, someone wants me for me? That the man somehow actually enjoys making me happy? Jade stared at her. The ice cream... I'll buy a lifetime supply of ice cream. Hell, I'll even pretend he's right some of the time... it's worth it. He's worth it. And you know what? So am I.
~ Jill Shalvis
He needs to be the kind of guy who thinks you're beautiful when you're not. So, for example, he wouldn't care if you live in yoga pants even though you hate yoga.
~ Jill Shalvis
It wasn't entirely his fault that he was so emotionally challenged, she thought, putting a hand on his jaw. "You're so pretty, Joe. It's really a shame that you're such a dumbass.
~ Jill Shalvis
I can't do this, she whispered. He nodded. I know. I want to but I-- It's okay. He brushed a kiss over her jaw and then was gone, proving for the second time now that he was, after all, her perfect Mr. All Wrong. -Mallory and Ty
~ Jill Shalvis
Sometimes the best thing in life is finding that one person who knows all your mistakes and weaknesses and still thinks you're completely amazing.
~ Jill Shalvis
But you need your happy place. If it's not here, you have to go to it. And I need to let you." She paused, let out a soft broken breath. "You taught me that.
~ Jill Shalvis
When you find someone who knows you're not perfect but treats you as if you are anyway, someone whose biggest fear is losing you, it's worth whatever you have to go through.
~ Jill Shalvis
I really am all sorts of messed up… Well you're not alone there.
~ Jill Shalvis
Some people aren't meant to stay in your life. But, that doesn't mean you can't carry a piece of them in your heart.
~ Jill Shalvis
It's okay to be stupid in love, she assured him, patting him like he was a little boy instead of a full-grown man who was a head and a half taller than her. Once....
~ Jill Shalvis
Apparently some things, like Cheetos finger stains and the searing pain of grief, couldn't be fixed.
~ Jill Shalvis
There are three stages of life: 1. Birth. 2. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? 3. Death.
~ Jill Shalvis
Look, we both know we don't need someone in our life to make it complete, but let's be honest. Having someone who knows your dark and angsty side and yet isn't scared off . . ." She shook her head. "It's the greatest gift ever.
~ Jill Shalvis
Love was about showing up. Love was about being there for the people in your life during their darkest moments and doing your best to understand and support those people through whatever course their life took. Without judgment.
~ Jill Shalvis