Robyn Carr QUOTES

81 " He still had on last night’s trousers. Not a good sign. However, she had not killed him in his sleep—and that was a good sign. She was probably saving his execution for later, when he could feel it. He stood up straight in front of the mirror. He stuck out his hairy chest. He flexed, popping out tattooed biceps. I am a marine, he said to himself. She is five foot three. He sagged visibly. Who am I kidding? was his next thought. He "

― Robyn Carr , Shelter Mountain (Virgin River, #2)

82 " For a man like Preacher to see his little wife struggle and have pain was obviously torture. He was much more comfortable in the role of protector. Mel knew immediately that he wasn’t going to be much help. When "

― Robyn Carr , Second Chance Pass (Virgin River, #5)

83 " Baby girl, you haven’t done anything wrong. You’ve been through such a lot.” “Well, in my sane state, I know that. Jack knew about my problems, and he just hung in there, just kept loving me and loving me, putting all my needs ahead of his own, promising me I’d be safe with him, that I could trust him. Oh, God,” she said, tears coming in spite of the fact that she was so, so happy. “God, he’s wonderful. Joey,” she said in a near whisper, “he wants the baby as much as I do.” “This "

― Robyn Carr , Virgin River (Virgin River, #1)

84 " Lou had a memory like an elephant; it took a lot to cause her to hold a grudge, but once she achieved it, it was even harder for her to let go. "

― Robyn Carr , The Newcomer (Thunder Point, #2)

85 " You can’t try. Trying is a struggle and doing is an act. You can’t witness the act of trying, but you can see the results of doing. Trying brings on stress because not only do you have the problem, but now you have all this frustration with it not going away just because you want it to. It’s kind of like being told not to think of pink elephants—impossible. What you have to do is stop. You say to yourself, this is over for now. I’m done for now. Take your mind to another place and concentrate on that peaceful place. Deep breaths. Go limp. Put your mind in another state. "

― Robyn Carr , Forbidden Falls (Virgin River, #8)

86 " You know, Pastor, how we always say God won’t give us more than we can handle?” “Yes, Lydie.” She sighed. “I wish God didn’t have such a high opinion of me.” * "

― Robyn Carr , Wild Man Creek (Virgin River, #12)

87 " here is something you should probably know about women without being told. We don’t want to have to tell a man we need to be wanted. We’d really like that to come naturally. We’d like a man to pursue us because he wants us, not because he’s out of options. "

― Robyn Carr , The Wanderer (Thunder Point, #1)

88 " I discriminate against stupid assholes! "

― Robyn Carr , Hidden Summit (Virgin River, #15)

89 " My God, thank you for bringing her. It’s like a trip into the past. Hannah looks just like her. My sweet little Terri.” And Vanni was reminded, not for the first time, that the loss of a child is probably the most brutal loss of all, no matter that child’s age. * "

― Robyn Carr , Forbidden Falls (Virgin River, #8)

90 " It’s not what you get in life that will make you whole, but what you give. "

― Robyn Carr , The Family Gathering (Sullivan's Crossing, #3)

91 " Vanni rocked Hannah back and forth, tears running down her cheeks. Hannah settled back against Vanni and looked up at her face. She put a pudgy little hand against Vanni’s cheek and said, “Mama.” “Yes, my little angel,” Vanni said with a sniff. “I’m going to be your mama. Yes. Mama loves you.” * "

― Robyn Carr , Forbidden Falls (Virgin River, #8)

92 " You don’t have to be in first place to feel like a winner, you just have to beat the thing, whatever it is, that makes you feel failure is inevitable.” “So "

― Robyn Carr , Wildest Dreams (Thunder Point, #9)

93 " There was a big barn and a darling little farmhouse at the end of a drive through the fields. As they got closer Maggie noticed the details. The windows were covered with tinfoil. The weather vane on top of the house had tinfoil streamers on it. "

― Robyn Carr , What We Find (Sullivan's Crossing, #1)

94 " Wow. And it’s true? She’s a stripper?” Noah stopped walking and looked at Paul. “No. She’s a pastor’s assistant.” “Right,” Paul said, losing that boyish grin the second he saw the angry tic in Noah’s jaw. “Okay, my bad. That wouldn’t do so much for you. Sorry.” Noah started walking again. “Sure makes life interesting, though,” he said. “And all this has made Ellie’s life a challenge, to say the least.” “And all that other stuff? Vanni says that other things he said—like about drugs and stuff—” “Not a kernel of truth to it,” Noah said. Both "

― Robyn Carr , Forbidden Falls (Virgin River, #8)

95 " It's not what you get in life that will make you whole, but what you give. "

― Robyn Carr , The Family Gathering (Sullivan's Crossing, #3)

96 " Want me to do baths while you cook lasagna?” “That would be good,” she said. “And please, don’t forget the hard-to-get places—neck wrinkles, backs of ears, between toes. Your mother checks those things.” He laughed a little emotionally. “She does, huh?” And he thought how lucky he was to have a mom like that. And now both Hannah and Matt would have one like that, too. Fussy. Committed. * "

― Robyn Carr , Forbidden Falls (Virgin River, #8)

97 " money can’t buy love. Love buys love. And hard work is admirable. But loss is inescapable. "

― Robyn Carr , What We Find (Sullivan's Crossing, #1)

98 " My best advice is this—by the time you meet your Maker, and may it be a long, long time from now, I hope you can close your eyes on a life where you did your damn best and tried your damn hardest. It’s not winning that’s really winning. It’s never giving up. "

― Robyn Carr , Any Day Now (Sullivan's Crossing, #2)

99 " I’ve been trying to think of the best way to get in touch with you. I found your address, but no phone number, and I—” “You know where I live?” He looked around a little nervously; she made it sound as if he was some ax murderer or something. “Let’s not get loud here,” he suggested. “I needed to find you. I looked you up on the computer. You bought a house.” “Oh, for God’s sake,” she said, rubbing her temples. She seemed to gather herself from within. “All right. What do you want?” Now this was pissing him off all over again. “Gee, was I confusing you? I want us to have a conversation, maybe talk about what happened to us. I wanted to tell you that it didn’t take me long to wish I’d been more…more…cooperative when we had the argument that broke us up.” “Well, Sean, it did actually take you too long,” she said. “So there—consider your mission accomplished. You told me. Now, can you please go away and leave me alone?” “No, I can’t,” he said. “So I get it—you’re still mad. We can’t really deal with that without talking.” “But I said I don’t want to!” she stated, raising her voice again. “Franci,” he said quietly. “Could we try not to make a big scene here…” “Look, I told you, I’m in a hurry. You still using the same cell number?” she asked. He nodded. “Great, I’ll call you sometime. Now, excuse me, if you’d please just leave me alone, I’d appreciate it very much.” Polite as that might’ve sounded, it was stated angrily, and people had stopped shopping and began watching them. She turned away from him and he grabbed her arm again. “Franci, I am not going away. This is important.” Suddenly "

― Robyn Carr , Angel's Peak (Virgin River, #9)

100 " Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love. —LAO TZU "

― Robyn Carr , The Family Gathering (Sullivan's Crossing, #3)