“As long as there was hope, there was promise. And promise was enough to light all the stars in the sky.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“And hope was the light of the world, where no darkness could penetrate.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“Some moments were golden; they were designed and orchestrated by an invisible hand, and they were meant to be more than moments. They were meant to be memories.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“folks should always have a little too much, rather than not quite enough.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“Some moments were golden; they were designed and orchestrated by an invisible hand, and they were meant to be more than moments. They were meant to be memories. “You’ll”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“Sometimes it’s in the most unsettling moments that the mind has the clearest thoughts.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“She was only good at repairing what was broken and never creating something beautiful herself.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“Forgiveness is rarely deserved. That’s what makes it such a gift.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“He was filled with questions but figured he’d exhausted her conversation quota already. Some people, he could just tell about them. She was one of those. Quiet, watchful some moments, completely oblivious at others.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“hated the looks of first horror, then pity at the mention of his lost family.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“shoes. Shoes were life. They represented the journey, the travels, the destinations of their owners. They stretched to fit their master. They conformed to that person’s shape. They carried the dust from where one had gone and pointed in the direction of the future. Shoes were life. And there was nothing sadder than a pair of shoes that would never be used by their owner again.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“But there was nothing white about a white lie. They were black as soot and empty as an unused grave.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“Charity had discovered that life was filled with important moments. They were brightly colored confetti strewn on a landscape of gray. Each one, its own miracle. Sometimes, those moments passed quietly. But a few—a glorious few—were recognized immediately for their inexplicable but undeniable significance. They were bombs of promise.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“That’s the thing about when our past catches up to us. We don’t get to choose what stays behind and what follows us.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“And in its shade our woes will fall Pain and suffering, sorrow and all They’ll fall like glistening diamond drops You see, the tree, our pain, it stops.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“I suppose there’s no better place to be than an island in southern Florida. Sand, sunsets . . . in fact, I was telling Louise earlier just how blessed we all were to be here. To have one another. We might not be blood, but we’re kin, just the same.” Charity gave him an appreciative smile. With great effort, Daisy looked up slowly and met his eyes. He winked and pointed a crooked finger at her. “Family, girlie, is the people who stick by you. Thick or thin. And real family, well, nothing can keep them from you. Not even a hurricane.” He tipped his fishing hat and started back toward the house, then”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
“Charity had discovered that life was filled with important moments. They were brightly colored confetti strewn on a landscape of gray. Each one, its own miracle. Sometimes, those moments passed quietly. But a few—a glorious few—were recognized immediately for their inexplicable but undeniable significance.”
― Heather Burch, quote from In the Light of the Garden
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“We were the unflinching prisoners of a grandiose make-believe, we who looked upon ourselves as heard-headed materialists. We dismissed the distress of today, the human wreckage scattered all about us, the terror and militarism prevailing in the country with the stereotyped belief that we were marching forward with great strides.”
― Jan Valtin, quote from Out of the Night: The Memoir of Richard Julius Herman Krebs alias Jan Valtin
“For he is not poor who has little; only he that desires much … and true security lies not in the things one has but in the things one can do without.”
― Og Mandino, quote from The Greatest Miracle in the World
“So why don’t Americans cheat? Because they think that their system is legitimate. People accept authority when they see that it treats everyone equally, when it is possible to speak up and be heard, and when there are rules in place that assure you that tomorrow you won’t be treated radically different from how you are treated today. Legitimacy is based on fairness, voice and predictability, and the U.S. government, as much as Americans like to grumble about it, does a pretty good job of meeting all three standards. Pg. 293”
― Malcolm Gladwell, quote from David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Audio CD)
“None of us can know what tomorrow will hold, because each day has its good and its bad moments.”
― Paulo Coelho, quote from Akras manuskripts
“And I suppose they have friends in other places, and that I'm only seeing a tiny sliver of their lives, but it seems to me if they're moving in the same direction, why not move in the same direction together? I'm not talking about undying love, but I wish they would at least become friends. That wouldn't be too hard.”
― Sandy Hall, quote from A Little Something Different
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