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All the Little Lights QUOTES

All the Little Lights QUOTES

1 " Falling is easy. The hard part is getting back up. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

2 " My uncle John says people can only make us angry if we let them, and if we let them, we give them power. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

3 " You are in control of your emotions. You’re in control of your reaction. You can, at any time, change the way you feel. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

4 " I'm going to travel with my camera. Take pictures of the earth and sky and everything in-between. You could come with me.'

I laughed. 'And do what?'

He shrugged. 'Be the in-between. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

5 " Don’t do that. Don’t make a promise unless you can keep it. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

6 " you either get good at rising above and meeting ignorance with education, or you get really good at being bitter. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

7 " You broke my heart. Even if we could find our way back to the way it use to be . . . that girl you knew . . . she’s gone. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

8 " I didn’t get what I asked for very often, so the camera in my hands was more than a gift. It meant someone was listening. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

9 " Thank you for staying under the table to eat her vegetables . . . "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

10 " Sometimes things happen that are out of your control.” “A promise isn’t a good intention, Mom. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

11 " we should either be compassionate and educate or leave them alone in their ignorance. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

12 " It's part of the process. It takes people years to navigate something like this. The guilt, the uncertainty, regret...the loss. But it's okay. Try to live in the right now and take it one second at a time. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

13 " Persistent people were persistent with all things they wanted. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

14 " It bothered me not knowing if she was sitting on the ground because she felt safer with her dead dog than she did inside. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

15 " He always promises. It’s the keeping it when he’s mad that’s the problem. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

16 " It’s not hard not to put your hands on a girl. If you can’t, then just stay away. Tell him that. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

17 " Have the day you deserve. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

18 " Does that mean boys aren’t gross anymore? I can’t say I’m happy to hear that. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

19 " Dad peeked over at me. “And he’s cute?” I twisted my expression into disgust. “Ew. Dads aren’t supposed to ask things like that. And, no. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights

20 " No, it’s just . . . that’s like the setting sun wishing it wasn’t so beautiful. "

― Jamie McGuire , All the Little Lights