Kristin Hannah: Trending quotes (page 2)

“Thoughts - even fears - were airy things, formless until you made them solid with your voice and once given that weight, they could crush you.”

“You’re not alone, and you’re not the one in charge,” Mother said gently. “Ask for help when you need it, and give help when you can. I think that is how we serve God—and each other and ourselves—in times as dark as these.”

“It is easy to disappear when no one is looking at you.”

“Tante Isabelle says it’s better to be bold than meek. She says if you jump off a cliff at least you’ll fly before you fall.”

“Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.”

“In love we find out who we want to be, in war we find out who we are.”

“You are my sunlight in the dark and the ground beneath my feet.”

“Of course you can fall in love. You just have to let yourself. They don't call it falling for nothing.
-Kate”

“It isn’t about being at the same school or the same town or even the same room. It’s about being together. Love is a choice you make.”

“In the sea of grief, there were islands of grace, moments in time when one could remember what was left rather than all that had been lost.”

“It is not biology that determines fatherhood. It is love.”

“I had forgotten how gently time passes in Paris. As lively as the city is, there’s a stillness to it, a peace that lures you in. In Paris, with a glass of wine in your hand, you can just be.”

“I belong to a generation that didn't expect to be protected from every danger. We knew the risks and took them anyway.”

“Do you love him?"
How would I know?"
You'd know.”

“When you get… to the end, you see that love and family are all there is. Nothing else matters.”

“At one point, she'd wanted to hurl the whole breakfast at the wall. And then she'd remember why it was that men had temper tantrums and women didn't: cleanup.”

“I guess no one stays friends for more than thirty years without broken hearts along the way.”

“She wanted to bottle how safe she felt in this moment, so she could drink of it later when loneliness and fear left her parched.”

“What good did it do to light the world on fire if she had to watch the glow alone?”