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1 " Wishful thinking is a powerful force. "
― Susan Wiggs , Summer at Willow Lake (Lakeshore Chronicles, #1)
2 " ½ cup softened sweet butter 1 small (3-ounce) stick of softened cream cheese 1¼ cup flour a small jar of jam—choose apricot, raspberry or apple a sprinkle of powdered sugar Beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add flour, then roll the dough out on a floured "
3 " surface. With a sharp knife, slice into squares about 2 inches across and place these on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Place a small spoonful of jam on each cookie and loosely fold opposite corners together, pinching at the edge. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar. This recipe makes about 2 dozen cookies. "
4 " There was something elemental and, all right, fundamentally sexy, about a guy building a fire for a woman. Maybe it went back to caveman times. She felt a natural attraction to a man with the instinct to make a fire for her. "
5 " There was something in the way a man held a woman when he was about to let her go. "
6 " she opened the lid and was hit with a musty smell she could immediately put a name to: camp. It was an unforgettable combination of mildew, wood smoke and outdoors, an essence that resisted laundering and airing out. "
7 " Her whole body flared to life with a fiery blush. Maybe that was why the term “old flame” had been invented. Somebody always got burned. "
8 " Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, “America’s greatest contribution to the world is the summer camp.” Anyone "
9 " understanding. The day she and Rand had broken up, her father had spoken with surprising insight: There’s a kind of love that has the power to save you, to get you through life. It’s like breathing. You have to do it or you’ll die. And when it’s over, your soul starts to bleed, Livvy. There’s no pain in the world like it, I swear. Now, finally, "
10 " Maybe that was why the term “old flame” had been invented. Somebody always got burned. "
11 " A fawn eats the equivalent of its body weight every twenty-four hours.” “How do you know that?” “Read it in a book. I read sixty books last year.” “Geez,” he said. “Why?” “’Cause there wasn’t time to read more,” she said with a superior sniff. “Hard "
12 " Just my luck, she thought. Here I am in the middle of nowhere, and Easy Rider comes to my rescue. "
13 " I read sixty books last year.” “Geez,” he said. “Why?” “’Cause there wasn’t time to read more, "
14 " Here's the thing about broken hearts. You can always survive them. Always. No matter how deep the hurt, the capacity to heal and move on is even stronger. "
15 " Kids aren't supposed to have to figure out how to be happy. They just are. "
16 " If you're drowning for real, and nobody believes you, then you sure as hell better figure out how to swim. "
17 " There's a kind of love that has the power to save you, to get you through life. It's like breathing. You have to do it or you'll die. And when it's over, your soul starts to bleed, Livvy. There's no pain in the world like it, I swear. If you were feeling that now, you wouldn't be able to sit up straight or have a coherent conversation. "
18 " Sometimes if you want something badly enough, you make it happen through sheer force of will. "
19 " Love wasn't love if she had to try too hard to feel it. "
20 " You still have a therapist.Always. And as you can probably tell, I like talking. Dr. Schneider's like a friend who charges by the hour.I'd be your friend for free. "
