Home > Author > Sara Donati
61 " The devils we run away from are the ones that pursue us most vigorously, and will only be defeated when you turn to face them down. "
― Sara Donati , Queen of Swords (Wilderness, #5)
62 " Queens and goddesses forget nothing, except when it suits them. "
― Sara Donati , The Gilded Hour (The Waverly Place #1)
63 " Hannah thought of her family and willed them well, and safe, and free of worry for things they could not help or change. "
64 " All women are alike when they fear for their children, "
― Sara Donati , Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, #1)
65 " Young children bump heads and sprain limbs and weep over lost toys, but the heartbreak of a grown child draws blood. "
66 " She discovered with great delight that one does not love one’s children just because they are one’s children but because of the friendship formed while raising them. —Gabriel García Márquez "
― Sara Donati , Dawn on a Distant Shore (Wilderness, #2)
67 " Seems like those boys of mine get into three times as much trouble when school is out. I still don’t understand how you get them to mind without a switch or at least a primed rifle over your arm.” He reached over to help himself to the doughnuts. "
― Sara Donati , Lake in the Clouds (Wilderness, #3)
68 " You scare one stupid man, he’ll most likely run off. But a crowd of stupid men—there ain’t nothing more dangerous, or meaner. "
69 " All I want is a household of my own,” Margaret said. “With my own people, who look to me first instead of last. "
70 " Endeavor to deserve her, "
71 " What an odd idea, really, to know that someone so very necessary in your life was lost to you and couldn’t be called back. "
72 " She would miss him for the rest of her life. "
73 " The other white man was a Scot,” said Nathaniel. “Married into the tribe, by the name Ian Murray "
74 " Sometimes I’ll regret the things I gave up,” Elise said. “But isn’t that always the way? Everyone makes choices and most people doubt themselves at one time or another. "
75 " the deepest touch. His place inside of her, where no one else knew her; where she did not know herself. "
76 " Don’t go looking for trouble, it will find you soon enough without you shouting out an invitation. "
77 " I’m sure there are many women who would prefer not to have children, but few of them are honest with themselves about that. "
78 " And how was a person to deal with such generosity? To start with, she could appreciate the beautiful things around her. "
79 " The wound is the place where the light enters. —RUMI (attributed) "
― Sara Donati , Where the Light Enters (The Waverly Place #2)
80 " Some women had that strength hidden inside them, a light that flared to life when everyone else was overwhelmed. "