Maybe time didn't heal wounds exactly, but it gave you a kind of armor, or a new perspective. A way to remember with a smile instead of a sob. Kristin Hannah More Quotes by Kristin Hannah More Quotes From Kristin Hannah From the first time we met, we knew everything that mattered about each other, didn't we? We just knew. I guess that's what best friends are: parts of each other. Kristin Hannah mets first-time firsts I know about forgiving people and loving them anyway, even after they hurt you. Kristin Hannah forgiving hurt people He is a man, and he is afraid. This is not a good combination. Kristin Hannah combination fear men Some stories don't have happy endings. Even love stories. Maybe especially love stories. Kristin Hannah happy-endings love-story stories That was the one thing she knew now. Some chances came and went, and if you missed them, you could spend the rest of your life standing alone, waiting for an opportunity that had already passed you by. Kristin Hannah rest-of-your-life waiting opportunity Girls like you can't understand," Julia said, and it was true. Ellie had been popular. She didn't know that some hurts were like a once-broken bone. In the right weather, they could ache for a lifetime. Kristin Hannah girl hurt weather Lately he'd been seen going out less and less, becoming that strangest of animals in a small town: a loner. Kristin Hannah loner going-out animal If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. Kristin Hannah love war long She had been ready to love this man from the moment she first saw him. In all these years, that had never changed. They'd hurt each other, let each other down, and yet, here they were after everything, together. She needed him now, needed him to remind her that she was live, that she wasn't alone, that she hadn't lost everything. Kristin Hannah hurt men years what shall we drink to?" "How about family?" Stacy said, showing up just in time to pour a fourth shot. "To those who are here, those who are gone, and those who are lost." and she clicked glasses with mom Kristin Hannah glasses mom gone No mother. Two small words, and yet within them lay a bottomless well of pain and loss, a ceaseless mourning for touches that were never received and words of wisdom that were never spoken. No single word was big enough to adequately describe the loss of your mother. Kristin Hannah pain mother loss It isn’t about being at the same school or the same town or even the same room. It’s about being together. Love is a choice you make. Kristin Hannah choices love school To those who are here, those who are gone, and those who are lost. Kristin Hannah gone lost Books + friendship = book club Kristin Hannah book-club clubs book Thoughts - even fears - were airy things, formless until you made them solid with your voice and once given that weight, they could crush you. Kristin Hannah crush voice weight Jude remembered this pain. Every woman had felt some version of it: the end of first love. It was when you learned, for good and always, that love could be impermanent. Kristin Hannah first-love pain firsts Fifteen minutes later, Betsy came thundering down the stairs. "I'm going to the mall with Sierra to see a movie." Michael leaned forward, switched off the television. "Can you please rephrase that in the form of a question?" "Sure. Can I have some money? Kristin Hannah stairs fifteen television Oh, Mia. You haven’t even begun to find out who you really are, and, believe me, other boys are going to fall in love with you. If a guy can’t see how special you are, he isn’t good enough for you. Kristin Hannah falling-in-love love-you believe The measure of a society is its compassion. Kristin Hannah compassion Hands down, the hardest part for me is coming up with an idea. I spend about 14 months writing a book, and that's a lot of hours spent thinking about a single project. I simply have to love the idea. I'll go through dozens of workable ideas until I find the one that lights my fire. Kristin Hannah writing book thinking
