“But most of all, I'll remember how she loved me. I turn away, knowing that I might never get to see Julie Murphy again. But I will know her for the rest of my life.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“Do you know what courage is? It's being afraid and doing it anyway.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“All these gifts you have, Carley. All these gifts you have." -pg. 157”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“I feel like the things I should say are the things I can't say. And the things I could say are the things I shouldn't say.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“I guess sometimes you don't know what you want because you don't know it exists.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“Sometimes I wonder. On the pathetic scale, where would I land? I know other kids my age would go to the mall if they cut school, but I'm off to the library.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“You regret the things you don't do more than the things you do.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“If you put off a vibe that you can handle yourself, other people will start treating you that way. Everything is attitude.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“We've both changed. We're tired of having the world push us into places we don't want to be. We're both scared of losing love that maybe we never had to being with. We can have whatever we want in our lives. It's only a matter of deciding. But we don't have to do it alone. We have each other.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“...I realize that Toni and I feel the same way about things. That we've both changed. That we're tired of having the world push us into places we don't want to be. That we're both scared of losing love that maybe we never had to begin with. That we can have whatever we want in our lives; it's only a matter of deciding. But Toni and I don't have to do it alone. We have each other." -Carley”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“My mouth dries up. I know I am not apologizing for the picture. I am sorry for being there in the first place.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“I begin to think that a foster mother who smokes cigars and makes me sleep in the basement would be a relief.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“Would you say...that you're yourself around her? I always think that's the true measure of how good a friend is" -Mrs. Murphy”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“My fingers play with my hospital bracelet. I stare at my name. Carley Connors. Thirteen letters. How unlucky can one person be? I think about my mother. Still there, lying in her hospital bed like an eggplant.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“Connecticut is covered with them, but in March the branches are still bare. Like long, gray fingers waving us along as we speed by.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
“It's just a matter of making a decision and following through.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, quote from One for the Murphys
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Born place: The United States
See more on GoodReads
“most importantly love
like it's the only thing you know how
at the end of the day all this
means nothing
this page
where you're sitting
your degree
your job
the money
nothing even matters
except love and human connection
who you loved
and how deeply you loved them
how you touched the people around you
and how much you gave them”
― Rupi Kaur, quote from Milk and Honey
“Because I must do something while I still can. Each soul is still incalculably precious.”
― Michel Faber, quote from The Crimson Petal and the White
“So what I want to know is this. How often do all these hairy-faced men wash their faces? It is only once a week, like us, on Sunday nights? And do they shampoo it? Do they use a hair-dryer? Do they rub hair-tonic in to stop their faces from going bald? Do they go to a barber to have their hairy faces cut and trimmed or do they do it themselves in front of the bathroom mirror with nail-scissors?”
― Roald Dahl, quote from The Twits
“I don't lack for bed partners, so I don't need to scrounge for unwilling scraps.-Spade”
― Jeaniene Frost, quote from First Drop of Crimson
“Whenever I'm with my mother, I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines.”
― Amy Tan, quote from The Hundred Secret Senses
The Physick Book of...
Lilith
A Kiss in Time
A Rose in Winter
Kiss of the Night
Daniel DerondaBookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, memorable and interesting quotes from great books. As the world communicates more and more via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become more relevant and important. For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a philosophy by which we live. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the author’s best ideas.
We thoughtfully gather quotes from our favorite books, both classic and current, and choose the ones that are most thought-provoking. Each quote represents a book that is interesting, well written and has potential to enhance the reader’s life. We also accept submissions from our visitors and will select the quotes we feel are most appealing to the BookQuoters community.
Founded in 2023, BookQuoters has quickly become a large and vibrant community of people who share an affinity for books. Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous world; conversely, gleaning the main ideas of a book via a quote or a quick summary is typical of the Information Age but is a habit disdained by some diehard readers. We feel that we have the best of both worlds at BookQuoters; we read books cover-to-cover but offer you some of the highlights. We hope you’ll join us.
