“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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“For avarice begins where poverty ends.”
― Honoré de Balzac, quote from Lost Illusions
“A coal miner from Chongjin whom I met in 2004 in China told me, "People are not stupid. Everybody thinks our own government is to blame for our terrible situation. We all know we think that and we all know that everybody else thinks that. We don't need to talk about it.”
― Barbara Demick, quote from Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
“I need to know that you'll think about the good times we shared, and never settle for anything less than how you felt in those moments.”
― Lisa De Jong, quote from When It Rains
“I have learned so many things over the long years," he whispered..."I've taken tribute from sovereigns and witnessed the end of empires. But you are my best teacher.”
― Thea Harrison, quote from Dragon Bound
“As a quick aside, let me observe that in moments of high emotion - whether they're triggered by anger or envy, humiliation or resentment - if the next thing you're going to say makes you feel better, then it's probably the wrong thing to say.”
― Amor Towles, quote from Rules of Civility
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