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Carla Laureano QUOTES

21 " You are not the sum of your accomplishments or your failures. You have absolutely nothing to prove- not to me, not to your critics, and certainly not to your stepfather. If God had wanted you to be anything other than who and what you are, He would have made you that way. "

― Carla Laureano , The Saturday Night Supper Club (The Supper Club, #1)

22 " They were all there for the food, the drink, and the ambience, even as everyone devoured plates as disparate as Korean bibimbap and French vichyssoise.
"I'm going over there." Ana pointed to a midnight-blue food truck that was known for having the best bao, steamed Vietnamese buns, in Denver. Which, given the popularity of the southeast Asian cuisine in the city lately, was more of an accomplishment than it might have seemed.
"What about you?" Rachel asked Melody.
"I'm having what you're having. You never steer me wrong."
"Then A Parisian in Denver is the way to go. Come on. I want to say hello to Lilia."
They found their way to the end of the line in front of a food truck painted in red, blue, and white, and Rachel craned her neck to feet a better look at the chalkboard that proclaimed the day's specials. There was French street food like crepes and merguez sausages alongside trendy favorites like duck confit pommes frites. "

― Carla Laureano , The Saturday Night Supper Club (The Supper Club, #1)

23 " The cucumber-mint sorbet came out next, more an intermezzo than a full course. Then dessert: Melody's elegant pistachio financiers. Rachel had topped the tiny French almond cakes with homemade orange blossom ice cream and garnished it with candied citrus peel and chopped pistachios. "

― Carla Laureano , The Saturday Night Supper Club (The Supper Club, #1)

24 " He ladled the borscht into bowls and topped each with a dollop of sour cream and a sprig of fresh dill- very attractive, Rachel thought, both the presentation and the look of concentration on his ridiculously handsome face.
That thought made her struggle to hold back her smile as he brought the bowls to the table. The meat had been arranged on the platter in an elegant swoop of mushroom sauce with more drizzled over the top. He'd gone to some trouble to think it through and make it restaurant-worthy. The fact he'd given it so much effort only put more weight behind her smile.
He swept his hand toward the table and pulled her chair out for her. "Shall we eat then?"
"This looks amazing." She was rewarded with a pleased smile from him.
It was amazing, actually, especially considering he claimed he didn't cook. The borscht held just the right amount of sweetness, the beets tender but still fresh and bright, finely diced pork giving it further flavor. The dumplings, colored green from the spinach in the dough, were tender with a delicious filling. "

― Carla Laureano , The Saturday Night Supper Club (The Supper Club, #1)

25 " I love old places,” she said. “They have weight to them. Sometimes New York feels so transitory. Even London with all its history doesn’t have the same feel as Scotland.”
“The cities are too busy.” He shifted so he blocked some of the wind for her. “The quiet is deep here.” She glanced up at him, surprised by how well he understood her thoughts. “That’s exactly what it is. Deep quiet. "

― Carla Laureano , Five Days in Skye (MacDonald Family Trilogy, #1)

26 " If God had wanted you to be anything other than who and what you are, He would have made you that way. "

― Carla Laureano , The Saturday Night Supper Club (The Supper Club, #1)

27 " Ten years wondering how she'd feel if she saw him again. Ten years convincing herself that time and distance would change things. Pure rubbish, all of it. She still loved him. And he still hadn't forgiven her. "

― Carla Laureano , London Tides (MacDonald Family Trilogy, #2)

28 " In all the years he'd read about the Prodigal Son in the Bible, he'd never really cast himself in that role. "

― Carla Laureano , The Solid Grounds Coffee Company (The Supper Club, #3)

29 " Nothing's wasted. Not with God. Sometimes you just need to have faith that He's got what's next. "

― Carla Laureano , The Saturday Night Supper Club (The Supper Club, #1)

30 " Faith was an easy thing to talk about but hard to hold onto. And even harder once you let it slip through your fingers. "

― Carla Laureano

31 " Bread shouldn't be some sort of bland, spongy starch that you use to push down your food. When it's done right, it's as complex as wine- the pleasantly sour flavor of well-fermented dough, the nutty quality of freshly ground wheat flour, the bitter caramel notes from the crust. Haven't you ever wondered why the Bible says Jesus is the bread of life? Bread was once worthy of that metaphor. Somehow I don't think He would like to be compared to Wonder Bread. "

― Carla Laureano , Brunch at Bittersweet Café (Supper Club #2)

32 " You should stop wearing suits.'
'For greater ease of shawarma eating?'
Grace chuckled, then took a sip of her fizzy.
'Because they suck the life out of you. It's like cuff links are your Kryptonite.'
'Cuff links keep my sleeves together. Besides, that would make me Superman.'
'Well, then, Superman, you should kiss me. "

― Carla Laureano , London Tides (MacDonald Family Trilogy, #2)

33 " Now I think, if this was my last day on earth, was it a worthwhile way to spend it? "

― Carla Laureano , Five Days in Skye (MacDonald Family Trilogy, #1)

34 " He'd thought that God was distant, but until now, he'd never thought He was cruel. "

― Carla Laureano , Brunch at Bittersweet Café (Supper Club #2)

35 " When we let ourselves cry over things that weren’t ours in the first place, it’s like telling God that we don’t appreciate what He’s actually given us. "

― Carla Laureano , Brunch at Bittersweet Café (Supper Club #2)

36 " you need to stop blaming God for all the heartache in your life. Until you do, you will never hear His voice over the sound of your own hurt. "

― Carla Laureano , Under Scottish Stars (MacDonald Family Trilogy #3)

37 " You make coffee look sexy."

- Bryan Shaw from The Solid Grounds Coffee Company "

― Carla Laureano , The Solid Grounds Coffee Company (The Supper Club, #3)

38 " She had been a fool. She had somehow thought that removing herself from her career would make her immune to tragedy. It was a child's perspective, the hope that staying huddled beneath a blanket in her bed would keep the monsters away. "

― Carla Laureano , London Tides (MacDonald Family Trilogy, #2)

39 " You can't live life just waiting for the other shoe to drop. If you spend all your time waiting for the bad, you'll miss everything good in the meantime. "

― Carla Laureano , London Tides (MacDonald Family Trilogy, #2)

40 " All this time she thought she was slipping beneath God's notice, and instead He'd guided her to right where He wanted her to be.
"Nothing's wasted. Not with God. Sometimes you just need to have faith that He's got what's next." "

― Carla Laureano , The Saturday Night Supper Club (The Supper Club, #1)