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41 " question. “I don’t know. I like Boston. And I like being close to my mom.” “And your sisters.” Arden hesitated. This was officially a first date, "
― Nancy Thayer , Island Girls
42 " human beings are the only creatures to spend the present driving themselves crazy about the future. "
― Nancy Thayer , The Guest Cottage
43 " I always keep one cold, just in case,” Jake said as he uncorked the bottle and took out two crystal flutes, and Joanna smiled with delight at this new bit of insight into Jake’s life—what a wonderful man he was, what an optimist, always to have a bottle of champagne ready, always certain, even after all life had tossed him, that on any normal day life might give him something to celebrate. "
― Nancy Thayer , Belonging
44 " what was her life about? Did she mean nothing? "
― Nancy Thayer , Beachcombers
45 " Often, Bessie would reply, "Child, I don't think that's a question anyone on this earth has the true answer for. The best advice I can give you is to keep reading. "
― Nancy Thayer , Secrets in Summer
46 " Photos of the interior displayed a warren of rooms as worn and welcoming as a fairy-tale grandmother’s lap, and as rumpled. "
47 " From the distance came the deep resonant rumble of the jet’s engines as it disappeared from their sight. In her euphoria, Joanna silently saluted the jet and thought that the very sound of movement was just one of the many things to which she belonged. "
48 " How odd it was, Eleanor thought, to have grown children who’ve become people you don’t really know. "
― Nancy Thayer , Family Reunion
49 " I need magic. I want spells and incantations. I want someone to help me. I can’t do this by myself. This is how a criminal feels when she has pleaded guilty and stands all alone, when the judgment has been given and the gavel dropped down. This is how she feels, full of self-loathing and a smothering terror, unable to breathe, choking on her very life. "
― Nancy Thayer , Between Husbands and Friends
50 " He's kinda like a yellow lab guy, you know? Likeable, friendly, gets his feelings hurt easily. "
― Nancy Thayer
51 " giant paws possessively around the blue-and-white "
― Nancy Thayer , An Act of Love
52 " she realized that her mind was so full of beauty she had no room for words. "
53 " To be honest, I don’t know. Theo’s working for my dad now. Dad says he’s a good worker. I don’t want to get in the way of that, either.” Juliet leaned toward Beth. “You are such an only child. Are you afraid that if Theo does something wrong, Mack will yell at him or fire him?” “Well, that could happen.” “Realistically, it absolutely could. And you know what? Theo could go get a job doing something else. Maybe he’s not cut out for the construction business, but maybe he is. Or he’ll knuckle down and work harder. The point is, you can’t be afraid of Theo and Mack arguing. You can’t be afraid that your daddy will be mean to your boyfriend. Men argue all the time. And believe me, siblings argue all the time. We say terrible things to each other and slam out the door and fifteen minutes later we’re sharing a bowl of popcorn in front of Saturday Night Live. "
― Nancy Thayer , Girls of Summer
54 " the ballad written hundreds of years ago in England told of heartbreak experienced then, and now, in Sophie’s own heart. It was universal, being cast away; it surpassed time and space. It was said that Henry VIII composed the song for Anne Boleyn. Another discarded wife. "
55 " But I kind of think people marry the wrong people to get the right children. "
56 " Geeks Do It with More Ram. "
57 " Trevor Black was relaxed, easy in his body, present but not pressing. Zack always came on strong—the blazing smile, the hearty greeting. Trevor’s hand was a bridge, not a rope to jerk her into Zack’s realm. She lightly touched his palm, and her heart leapt in her chest. Oh, good. She was physically attracted to some random young guy right in front of her children. Nice. "
58 " Perhaps every family is odd. "
59 " Dear Algebra, stop asking me to find your X. She’s never coming back and don’t ask Y. "
60 " As she watched, she realized a kind of force field kept her parents together so that even as they fought, they were two halves of a whole. They were joined not only by the laws of marriage and the passage of time and the parenting of a child but by an invisible yet unbreakable bond that held them together even as they struggled to be apart. "