Quotes from book

The Lucky One

“It was easy to idealize someone you barely knew.”

“Most people don’t know how to appreciate the silence. They can’t help talking.”

“He was the toast to her butter.”

“It was their secret, a secret meant for just the two of them, and she'd never been able to imagine how it would sound coming from someone else. But, somehow, Logan made it sound just right.”

“As Logan walked towards her, he smiled as if reading her mind and opened his arms.”

“Being around someone who accepts and supports you will remind you to accept and support yourself.”

“Good and bad, strengths and faults, he was hers forever.”

“You should be kissed everyday, every hour, every minute.”

“I tell myself that I know you,
and then when I think about it, I realize that I don't.”

“Doesn't surprise me," Nana snorted. "I wouldn't put anything past your late husband."
"He's not dead, Nana."
Nana sighed. "Hope springs eternal.”

“In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.”

“Always stick to the story. It was when you started backtracking that people got in trouble. Interrogation 101.”

“Why did you come here?
To find you.”

“How're the Broncos doing?"
"Like a bunch of carrots."
"Is that bad?"
"Can carrots play baseball?"
"I guess not."
"Then you have your answer.”

“She had been proud of his decision to serve his country, her heart bursting with love and admiration the first time she saw him outfitted in his dress blues.”

“The most ordinary things could be made extraordinary.”

“That’s a wonderful story.”

“He was a wonderful man. And when a man is that special, you know it sooner than you think possible. You recognize it instinctively, and you’re certain that no matter what happens, there will never be another one like him.”

“I love you, Elizabeth… and more than that, I like you. I enjoy spending time with you.”

“Proximity bred familiarity, and familiarity bred comfort.”