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21 " As long as there are stars in the sky, I will love you. "
― Kristin Harmel , The Sweetness of Forgetting
22 " There’s something almost miraculous about seeing a child’s eyes light up when you hand him a book that intrigues him. I’ve always thought that it’s those children—the ones who realize that books are magic—who will have the brightest lives. "
― Kristin Harmel , The Book of Lost Names
23 " Because books bring us to another time and place,” the woman said as she handed over Eva’s pens and accepted the francs Eva gave her. “And you look as if you need that. "
24 " In the times of greatest darkness, the light always shines through, because there are people who stand up to do brave, decent things. "
― Kristin Harmel , The Forest of Vanishing Stars
25 " Life changes you, even if you don’t realize it while it’s happening, and it turns out you can’t take back the years that have passed by. "
26 " Her mother had once told her that some people you meet are meant to be a part of your world forever, but some are meant only to change the course of your life and then move on. "
― Kristin Harmel , The Room on Rue Amelie
27 " Life turns on the decisions we make, the single moments that transform everything. "
28 " Do not be afraid to ask your questions. But you must always be sure your heart is open to hear the answers. "
29 " People should always help others in need; there was no other way for the human race to survive. "
30 " Hope was a dangerous thief, stealing her today's for a tomorrow that would never come "
31 " endless moments like this stretching before us. I loved him deeply, but I never really knew that every second we had together was a gift until he was gone. "
― Kristin Harmel , The Life Intended
32 " You can’t rewrite the past, but you can choose to live with your whole heart in the here and now. "
― Kristin Harmel , The Winemaker's Wife
33 " I think its just human nature to wish that the people who are gone from our lives are going to come back. "
34 " Every time someone hurts you, you carry a little piece of that with you. When it’s one of the people who’s supposed to love you most in the world, well, I’d imagine that takes a whole chunk out of your faith in humanity. "
― Kristin Harmel , When We Meet Again
35 " We’re defined by who we are in our hearts, who we choose to be on this earth. "
36 " Was it possible that one sin could stain your soul forever? Or could one do enough good that a mistake of such magnitude could eventually be erased? "
37 " Books, wherever they were in the world, always felt like home to her. "
38 " Yes, I am Jewish," she says. "But I am also Catholic." She pauses and adds, "And Muslim too." ... "It is all the same, is it not? It is mankind that creates the differences. That does not mean it is not all the same God. "
39 " Yes. But there is light, too. In the times of greatest darkness, the light always shines through, because there are people who stand up to do brave, decent things. What I am trying to say, Yona, is that in moments like this, it doesn’t matter what you were born to be. It matters what you choose to become. "
40 " It occurs to me how mundane this moment would be if this was really the life I was living. "