Quotes from book

Safe Haven

“People hide the truth because they're afraid.”

“I love you," he finally whispered. She leaned forward and touched his face. "I know. And I love you, too.”

“Long-term relationships--the ones that matter--are all about weathering the peaks and valleys.”

“Consider yourself lucky for having met him, for he's the kind of man who'll prove you right.”

“Everyone has a past, but that's just it--it's in the past. You can learn from it, but you can't change it.”

“Absolutely not. I'm an expert in procrastination, but the last thing I want you to think is that I'm incompetent, too. Because I'm actually pretty good at what I do." -Jo”

“Little girls. They could melt the toughest hearts.”

“Do you ever sit back and wonder what it all means? Whether this is it or if there's something greater out there? Or if you were meant for something better?”

“How can I describe how much I love you?
Is it even possible to describe a love like that? I don’t know, but as I
sit here with pen in hand, I know that I have to try.”

“I've come to believe that in everyone's life, there's one undeniable moment of change, a set of circumstances that suddenly alters everything.”

“Besides, every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive it.”

“because the past was always around her and might return at any time. It prowled the world searching for her, and she knew it was growing angrier at every passing day.”

“I love you, Katie. You might not be ready to say those words now, and maybe you'll never be able to say them, but that doesn't change how I feel about you.”

“… nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.”

“I'm not sure anyone's life turns out exactly the way they imagine. All we can do is to try to make the best of it. Even when it seems impossible.”

“She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew for sure was that right here and now, she was falling hard and she could only pray that he was feeling the same way.”

“… when a wife wouldn't testify, little punishment was meted out. Alex came to understand that only those who pressed charges ever became truly free, because the life they were leading was a prison, even if most of them wouldn't admit it.”

“Because being comfortable meant she might lower her guard, and she could not let that happen.”

“That's the thing about life. A lot of the time, it isn't easy at all. We just have to try to make the best of it.”