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21 " I remind myself that loving my sister means I have to step back and give her the dignity of independence. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , Blueberry Hill: a Sister's Story
22 " No matter how good or bad yesterday was, once it’s gone, it’s gone. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , Emily, Gone
23 " Being sick robs a person of their health and being poor robs them of life’s luxuries, but being pitied robs them of their will to live. "
24 " To give a lot when you have a lot is easy; but to give a lot when you have so little is indeed a gift of love. "
25 " We were just two people headed in the same direction, and walking together was better than walking alone. Love should be more than that. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , Memory House (Memory House, #1)
26 " The sad thing is, regardless of what children do or say, they’re still your children, and you don’t stop loving them. Yes, there may be occasions when you scream and yell until you’re blue in the face, but even then, you don’t stop loving them. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , The Summer of New Beginnings (Magnolia Grove #1)
27 " Nothing in this life is guaranteed. Nothing. The things you love are like the puffs of a dandelion weed; they grow wild and happen as they will. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , What the Heart Remembers (Memory House, #3)
28 " It's funny how thinking of somebody other than yourself can help your heart to heal. "
29 " Unfortunately time is the master of us all; it takes what it will, and often there are no words to ease the emptiness of what is gone. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , Passing through Perfect (Wyattsville, #3)
30 " She looked down at the boy and knew her ability to love was not dead. It simply needed a reason to live. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , Spare Change (Wyattsville, #1)
31 " I say “I’m fine,” because that’s what you do. When someone asks how you are, you say fine, regardless of whether it’s true. "
32 " Some people saw cooking as a chore, but not Lila. For her it was a way to express her love. It made her feel motherly and full of life. "
33 " It’s a complex thing to let your thoughts fly free when your body is tied to the labors of life. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , Previously Loved Treasures (Serendipity, #2)
34 " Hearing one parent speak to the other in such a way is something kids don’t forget. It roots itself in their impressionable minds and leaves an ugly mark. Kids exposed to such behavior eventually accept meanness as the way of the world, and they pass it on to others. It’s unthinkable that any father would offer his babies such a heritage. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , Cracks in the Sidewalk
35 " By the time he finally left, Gloria was so starry eyed she put a scoop of vanilla ice cream atop a grilled cheese sandwich and served a slice of apple pie with pickle. "
― Bette Lee Crosby , The Twelfth Child (Serendipity, #1)
36 " Having a sister is like having a thumb; you simply believe it will always be there, because how could you possibly get along without it? "
37 " It ain’t the preaching what makes a man godly, it’s the doing. "
38 " What the heart remembers isn’t always a true picture of what was, "
39 " love isn’t the flourishes and fancy ironwork that decorate a facade, it’s the foundation of a building. It’s what forever is built on. "
40 " Frise who is supposedly her "
― Bette Lee Crosby , A Million Little Lies