Quotes from Calling Me Home

Julie Kibler ·  336 pages

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“The heart is a demanding tenant; it frequently makes a strong argument against common sense.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“The heart is a demanding tenant”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“When you fall in love, every kind of reason flies out the newly opened window of your brain.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“Remember this, Dorrie: Some men are just plain bad news. Then there are good men. They'll do. Then there are good men you love. If you find one of the last kind, you'd better hang on to him with everything you have.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“I felt I knew him completely, and the knowledge could be pored into a single coffee cup.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home



“The only person I needed to trust was myself. The other road had too many curves, and I wanted to see straight ahead.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“I really do think it all boiled down to fear. She was so worried about what the people around us would think, she forgot about … me.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“A grin split his face like a sunrise.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“I’d have loathed having the word pastel associated with me ever, whether applied to my appearance or my personality.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“Things I’d been sure of before, I questioned now.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home



“Sometimes the good ones surprise you. Sometimes they stick around longer than you'd think --- after they should have given up.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“You’re so different, after all. But then this thing surprises you, sticking longer than you ever predicted, and you begin to rely on it, and that relationship whittles down your walls, little by little, until you realize you know that one person better than almost anyone. You’re really and truly friends.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“surround you, they amaze me. That”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“Some men are just plain bad news. Then there are good men. They'll do. Then there are good men you love. If you find one of the last kind, you'd better hang on to him with everything you have.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


“Some men are just Olin bad news. Then there are good men. They'll do. Then there are good men you love. If you find the last one of the last kind, you'd better hang on to him with every thing you have.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home



“earth. In case you missed it, it’s now perfectly acceptable for whites and blacks to have relationships. To be friends or relatives. Or lovers.”
― Julie Kibler, quote from Calling Me Home


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