The next time that boy pursues you, he better do it like a dying man looking for water in a desert. When it's the right guy, you'll know, because he'll cherish you. Karen Kingsbury More Quotes by Karen Kingsbury More Quotes From Karen Kingsbury The death of a friendship was usually slow and insidious, like the wearing away of a hillside after years of too much rain. A handful of misunderstandings, a season of miscommunication, the passing of time, and where once stood two women with a dozen years of memories and tears and conversation and laughter—where once stood two women closer than sisters—now stood two strangers. Karen Kingsbury laughter rain memories Three years? That's a thousand tomorrows, ma'am. Karen Kingsbury three grief years sunshine is just beyond the clouds" Carl Joesph Gunner Karen Kingsbury gunners sunshine clouds I write about true-life type things. Karen Kingsbury true-life type writing A verse came to mind, one that has comforted Kari before. It was the shortest verse in the Bible: Jesus wept. If he cried over Jerusalem, if he cried over the death of Lazarus, surely he was crying now over the death of her dreams, the death of her marriage. Karen Kingsbury mind dream jesus It's not how we fall that defines us as Christians. It's how we get up again. Karen Kingsbury get-up christian fall Forgiveness makes you feel better. As soon as you forgive, you're free. Karen Kingsbury forgiveness forgiving feel-better My characters are not plastic. Karen Kingsbury plastic character God, please now my future see, make it clear where I should be. Open windows, close the doors, not my will, my God, but Yours. Karen Kingsbury should doors window Because love was a light that wouldn't allow darkness to reign in his soul. Karen Kingsbury light soul darkness People were never meant to be idols. We aren't supposed to be worshipped. Only God deserves that kind of praise. Karen Kingsbury kind idols people My parents used to say faith wasn't something you could pretend about. It wasn't real unless it looked like faith and acted like faith. Karen Kingsbury used parent real New steps. That's what it amounted to. The two of them were learning the steps that would bring them together, a dance that would take them into forever. A dance that could be nothing less than God's plan for their lives. Karen Kingsbury together forever two The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice. Karen Kingsbury wise advice men I always knew I wanted to be a writer. Karen Kingsbury wanted You can't base your decisions on anyone's opinion but yours and God's. Karen Kingsbury opinion decision I came to Christ in my early 20s. Karen Kingsbury early-20s christ The woman read the book all the way home and the clouds of darkness lifted, once home, she looked me up and wrote to me. She said she had never heard of me before and wondered if I could help her find the little boy. Karen Kingsbury opinion She said the book changed her life. Karen Kingsbury opinion As I watched bookstores close, I began to wonder how that felt for the owners. Owning a bookstore was their dream and now they're struggling and seeing those dreams fall apart. Karen Kingsbury dreams dream wonder fall