Quotes from Torrent

Lisa Tawn Bergren ·  388 pages

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“He hesitated, as if wrestling with the desire to cross the space between us and kiss me until I admitted I was just a tiny bit in love with him too. But he didn't. He didn't.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent


“If he lived in my time, Marcello would’ve been in the running for Sexiest Man Alive in People. Rich, powerful, and hotter than wasabi, he was a force.

(Kindle Locations 766-767).”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent


“My eyes shifted to the trickling river. Come spring, it would be ten times as wide and just as deep. On and on it went, rushing toward the distant horizon. Like time. Like life. Sometimes gently falling from one pool into the other, other times fast and cascading, and still other times narrowing into a funnel, a torrent of knots and waves.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent


“Prayer is prayer, regardless of where you are.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent


“I think the truth to living fully is to appreciate what we have, day by day, regardless of what we know might come our way.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent



“You are one of the wealthiest women of the city, Gabriella.'
I smiled. Because like, two months ago, I was begging Mom to borrow thirty bucks for a sweater.
Rich. I could get into that.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent


“If I live in fear of what might be, how can I truly live my life to the full in the present? And if I do not give myself to the day, to hope, to life, what do I miss?”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent


“If I wasn’t so happy he was alive, I would’ve killed him.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent


“I believe it is always possible to draw closer to our Lord, whether it be during times of suffering or during times of celebration. It is all life, and all of life comes from God.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent


“To not try at all is a form of murder itself.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent



“I believe it is always possible to draw closer to our Lord, whether it be during times of suffering or during times of celebration. It is all life, and all of life comes from God. (Tomas)”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, quote from Torrent


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