A lot of writers dream of feature films, but television - by way of TNT, CBS, Lifetime, and Hallmark Hall of Fame - has always called my name. And after seeing 'True Detective,' can there be any doubt that the storytelling on TV is as genius as it gets?

Luanne Rice

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Love is the easiest thing there is. It's the layers of doubt, fear, and expectation that make it complicated.

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Anyone with a heart, with a family, has experienced loss. No one escapes unscathed. Every story of separation is different, but I think we all understand that basic, wrenching emotion that comes from saying goodbye, not knowing if we'll see that person again-or perhaps knowing that we won't.

Luanne Rice

loss heart goodbye

One of my earliest memories is of seeing my mother in her beach chair, reading a book under an umbrella by the water's edge while my sisters and I played beside her. Of all the life lessons she taught me, that is one of my favorites: to take time at a place I love, restore my spirit with books and the beach.

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mother memories beach

The music never leaves. Once you have it, you can't lose it.

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I was born in a library, in the fiction stacks.

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library born fiction

Sometimes waiting is the hardest thing of all.

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hardest waiting sometimes

The biggest mistake any of us can make is thinking that love is a feeling, an emotion. It's not that at all. It's an action.

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mistake love-is thinking

never judge anyone by their appearance, or the car they drive, or the house they live in, or even by the words they say. judge people by their actions. that's how you know whether they're bad or good." - perfect Summer

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car summer people

Missing pieces do more than complete the puzzle, they fill in an empty space.

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pieces space missing

You fall in love with the girl next door but married her sister.

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falling-in-love girl doors

I am honored to have had two Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions made from my novels - Silver Bells and Follow the Stars Home.

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silver-bells stars home

Judgment is easy: it is black and white, as brutal as a gavel strike.

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judgment black-and-white easy

Safe Harbor is a state of mind... its the place - in reality or metaphor - to which one goes in times of trouble or worry. It can be a friendship, marriage, church, garden, beach, poem, prayer, or song.

Luanne Rice

prayer song beach

Our stories remind us how precious and fragile life can be-- and that we must risk our hearts everyday to know happiness.

Luanne Rice

risk everyday heart

The Secret Life of Bees proves that a family can be found where you least expect it-maybe not under your own roof, but in that magical place where you find love. The Secret Life of Bees is a gift, filled with hope!

Luanne Rice

finding-love secret bees

Hannah writes of love with compassion and conviction.

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conviction compassion writing

Goodbyes were impossible, unless you didn't realize you were saying them.

Luanne Rice

realizing impossible goodbye

Clear nights are sometimes the coldest.

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clear sometimes night

How to Be an American Housewife is filled with dreams and love-the kinds that come true and those that don't. Margaret Dilloway is wise and ironic. She has created wonderful characters who never, in spite of hardships, stop finding ways to love each other.

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wise dream character

happy endings start with new beginnings.

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