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On Mystic Lake QUOTES

On Mystic Lake QUOTES

1 " If she wasn't careful, she'd slide without a ripple into the gently flowing stream of her old life, pulled back under the current without a wimper of protest. Another housewife lost in the flow. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

2 " No mother. Two small words, and yet within them lay a bottomless well of pain and loss, a ceaseless mourning for touches that were never received and words of wisdom that were never spoken. No single word was big enough to adequately describe the loss of your mother. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

3 " I didn't know how...deep love ran, how it was in your blood, not your heart, and how that same blood pumped through your veins your whole life. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

4 " She used to tell me that she couldn't feel the sunlight anymore, not even when she was standing in it, not even when it was hot on her cheeks "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

5 " ....both had learned that everything could change in an instant, and that the heartfelt vows of people in love were fragile words that, once shattered, could cut so deeply you'd bleed forever. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

6 " There's nothing wrong with being scared...It happens to all of us. What's wrong is if we don't try things because we're afraid. We can't hide away from the things that scare us. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

7 " Nothing was easier to shatter than the fragile shield of an idealist. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

8 " Sometimes you have to do everything right and follow the rules. You have to wait until all your ducks are in a row before you make a move. And other times... like now... you have to say 'what the hell' and go for it. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

9 " For years, she'd mistaken habit and affection for true love. She had assumed that the love she gave her husband was a reflection of the love he felt for her, and now, because of her blindness, she was alone. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

10 " She wanted to be with him, and though the realization frightened her, it also set her heart racing with anticipation. When she was with Nick, she was a different woman. Some of his glitter fell onto her and made her feel beautiful and sparkly and more alive. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

11 " Stop thinking about what you've lost, and think about what you have left. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

12 " People left, and if you loved too deeply, too fiercely, their swift and sudden absence could chill you to the soul. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

13 " A dad... he teaches responsibility and accountability, but a mom... ah, a mom teaches her child to dream, to reach for the stars and to believe in fairy tales. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

14 " In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. —ALBERT CAMUS "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

15 " They had been friends in the way that only girls could be - they wore each other's clothes and slept at each other's houses and told each other every little secret. They promised to always stay friends. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

16 " Dreams. They were such precious commodities, and she'd given so many of hers away without a fight. Never again. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

17 " There's nothing wrong with being scared. It happens to all of us. What's wrong is if we don't try things because we are afraid. We can't hide away from the things that scare us. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

18 " I love you. And if I have to let you go to make you happy, I'll do it. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

19 " You're stronger than you think you are. You can get through this, whatever happens, you can get through it. Just don't forget...the rain. It's an angel's tears. And every glass you've ever seen is half full. Don't let yourself forget that. I know what it does to a person... forgetting that hope is out there. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake

20 " Once, she had taken love for granted. Never again. Love was the sun and the moon and the stars in a world that was otherwise cold and dark. "

― Kristin Hannah , On Mystic Lake