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The Haunting of Brynn Wilder QUOTES

The Haunting of Brynn Wilder QUOTES

1 " Everyone is haunted by something. A road not taken. A hurt, carried deep inside. Harsh words that echo long after the sting of them is carried away on the wind. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

2 " People get so caught up in themselves and their dramas, or they get ensnared in their own sorrows and tragedies, they forget to appreciate the beauty around them. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

3 " brief moment. Then it’s back down into the abyss. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

4 " sometimes you have to descend into the ridiculous during extremely stressful situations to prevent insanity from setting in. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

5 " Reading for pleasure with nothing more important to do. What a delicious idea. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

6 " A century of souls inhabiting a place will leave an imprint that lingers long after they’re gone, and it lingered here. Not in a bad way. It felt well lived in. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

7 " Many people gravitate toward the negative, wrap themselves around it and define themselves by it, even when circumstances don’t warrant it. They’ve always got something to complain about, even when the sun is shining. But you mined the positive out of a day that contained a whole lot of strangeness. That’s difficult to do, and it shows what kind of person you are. It shows what your spirit is. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

8 " I think a person’s past, good or bad, idyllic or horrific, shapes who they are,” I said. “But I don’t believe it defines them.” He "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

9 " It illustrated the point that love is love is love. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

10 " SISU.” It’s a Finnish word that doesn’t have a complete translation in English. It represents the zeitgeist of the Finnish people—strength, determination, bravery, courage, fortitude, perseverance. If you have sisu, it means you will not just handle but triumph over anything life throws at you. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

11 " When my mother died, I was not only washed away in the tsunami of grief, but I was also consumed with the utter blackness and fear that descended when I thought about her simply not being there, or anywhere, any longer. That the powerful spirit that was my mother was just . . . gone. And, when my time came, would I be gone, too? Would I be nowhere? "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

12 " the person who had loved me first and fiercest, my rock of steadfast support during every crazy and ill-advised decision I had ever made, my touchstone who made me laugh during good times and cried with me and shored me up during hard times, the woman whose wit and wisdom were razor sharp, would never open her eyes again and, soon, would not be alive on this earth any longer. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

13 " He backed me into the wall and kissed me with a force, an urgency, a passion that took my breath away. This wasn’t just a flirty kiss. It was serious business. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

14 " What do they say?” I managed to squeak out, wishing he would just keep talking. He laughed. “Don’t you know? It’s haunted. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

15 " the scarab was a symbol of transformation, resurrection, protection, and immortality. Reincarnation. Eternal life. People who wore scarab jewelry felt protected, knowing they were going to rise again. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

16 " Next time you dream about the dead, ask them questions! Who was behind JFK’s assassination? What’s in Area 51? Does God hear NFL players praying before games? If so, does he have a favorite, because it seems to me the Patriots have some sort of upper hand. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

17 " We kids ran wild without any thought of danger, playing Star Light, Moon Light on summer nights, hiding in the dark until our friends found us, without any fear of strangers. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

18 " liked these people. So much laughter, so much good-natured teasing. I got the sense that they would go to the ends of the earth for each other. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

19 " This is what life is for. This is why we are here. To find the person who can bring our souls to life. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder

20 " It stands to reason, if stress and sadness take it away, laughter can give it back. "

― Wendy Webb , The Haunting of Brynn Wilder