When you're up against a superior enemy, sometimes it's okay to just bow out gracefully Lurlene McDaniel More Quotes by Lurlene McDaniel More Quotes From Lurlene McDaniel I created a character whose motives were pure and good and she was going to go out and save the whole world. But the truth is, you can't save the whole world, but you can save one. And that was the whole thrust of the novel - to save just one. Lurlene McDaniel truth-ischaracterworld Sisters are made by living everyday with each other and wearing each other down until the rough spots are smooth. They're made by sharing secrets you'd never tell mom, and out of doing things for each other just because you feel like it, not because you have to. I guess you could say sisters are 'grown,' not manufactured, in a very special place called a family. Lurlene McDaniel everydaymomsecret Most people believe they have a clear idea of what's right and wrong. Many say they know how they'll act, or how they'll handle an extreme situation. But to be honest, no one knows. Not reallyBecause none of us truly knows what we'll do when the circumstances become so overwhelming and complex that we can't even tell right from wrong. Lurlene McDaniel believepeopleideas Love is patient and trusting; it doesn't hold a grudge when somebody hurts you, and most of all, it endures. Lurlene McDaniel hurtlove-isinspirational I like to tell young people - you know one in four children die by their own hands - no matter how bad things seem, just wait a day, wait a week. Life will turn around. Lurlene McDaniel childrenhandspeople By using novels, I show ordinary kids confronting and overcoming great odds. Lurlene McDaniel oddsovercomingkids What really grabs me is when a reader writes to express her personal story and how a book helped her situation, or her acceptance of a situation she can't change. I read some sad cases in my snail and electronic mail. I respond to all I can, affirming that they are the true heroes of life because they are fighting through adversity and surviving. Lurlene McDaniel adversityherobook
