“I can never look at a bird without thinking of you," he said. "I wonder what you will do with your wings once you have found them. I wonder how far away they will take you. And I fear them, for my sake, at the same time that I hope for them, for yours.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“I know my heart. It has always been yours, Kate. Always.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“You are not The Giver of My Heart’s Desire.” I took a deep breath and smiled. “You are my heart’s desire.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“You are brave and loyal and true. You have such a good heart." He held my hand close to his chest and covered it with his other hand. "It is only afraid. But I would take such good care of it, love, if you would give it to me.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“...we'll have a duel in the morning on the moors. Plenty of fog. It will be quite dramatic, I daresay.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“A man does not need encouragement to lose his heart.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“Kate," he whispered, stepping closer to me, "you are not like your mother. You are a different creature from your sisters. The depths of your soul are fathomless. You are brave and loyal and true. You have such a good heart." he held my hand close to his chest and covered it with his other hand. "It is only afraid. But I would take such good care of it, love, if you would give it to me." He bent his head and pressed his lips to my fingers.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“I think the most profound beauty is found in what our hearts love.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“Henry lifted his head and looked directly at me. I froze where I stood, feeling as if he had just told me a secret with that look. It was new . It was a question and a statement and a quick, hidden secret all at once..”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“I feel caged. Always. I feel like I am this bird, trapped and stifled and caged, and I keep looking for a way to escape, but I am barred at every turn.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“You needn't believe in something for it to be real, miss”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“I think of marriage differently. A Companionship of like minds. A tie that binds, yes, but in the binding comes strength. A lifetime with your dearest friend as your truest and best companion. That is what it can be. I believe that.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“I think the most profound beauty is found in what our hearts love. And I love this, Kate, more than I love anything else. It is beyond beautiful to me. It is home. It is..." He paused, and squinted a little, as if looking into the sun, but his gaze stayed steady on me. "It is the sight I want to see every day, for the rest of my life.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“Now you also know what it is to be wanted and loved.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“There are some favors that can’t be bought, and some kindnesses that should only be given freely.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“I felt a crack in my defenses—a weak place where truth knifed and twisted and pried for an opening”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“Even more than a heart, hope was a necessary traveling companion.”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“—Creo que la belleza más profunda se encuentra en lo que nuestro corazón ama —confesó”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“soon enough” had grown old years ago, that “at length” was sick and frail, that “finally” was a dying breath”
― Julianne Donaldson, quote from Blackmoore
“نذرف الدموع أنا و أمي عندما تستحضر في ذهنها كيف كانت تحادثنا عندما كنا أطفالا، تقول: حينما أسمعك تتكلمين مع ابنك أخجل كيف كانت تحادثنا عندما كنا أطفالا."
(إحدى الرسائل التي أرسلها الآباء الذين استفادوا من الكتاب)”
― Adele Faber, quote from How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
“We have to understand in a deep way that having what we truly want in life contributes to the general state of human happiness and supports others in creating more happiness for themselves.”
― Shakti Gawain, quote from Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life
“I have often noticed that when women look at themselves in every reflection, and take furtive peeps into their looking-glasses, it is hardly ever, as is generally supposed, from vanity, but much more often from a feeling that all is not quite as it should be”
― Nancy Mitford, quote from The Pursuit of Love
“When his flock thronged into the midnight service, there was wonder on every face at the newly hung greens and the softly flickering candles on each windowsill. To the simple beauty of the historic church was added fresh, green hope, the lush scent of flowers in winter, and candle flame that cast its flickering shadows over the congregation like a shawl.”
― Jan Karon, quote from These High, Green Hills
“The rector wondered if the joy that people seemed so expert at containing somehow transferred to their dogs, who had nothing at all to hide.”
― Jan Karon, quote from Out to Canaan
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