Kristin Hannah quotes

What I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are. (Kristin Hannah)
A romance novel focuses exclusively on two people falling in love. It can't be about a woman caring for her aging mother or something like that. It can have that element, but it has to be primarily about the male-female relationship. View quote
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We women. as glue for the family. lead lives that are important and conflicted. What we women choose to give up for our families is important and valid. View quote
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Sitting around and waiting for your muse is not the best choice. View quote
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I am such a Pacific Northwest girl. View quote
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Maybe time didn't heal wounds exactly, but it gave you a kind of armor, or a new perspective. A way to remember with a smile instead of a sob. View quote
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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. View quote
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If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. View quote
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That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart. View quote
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A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones. View quote
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That was the one thing she knew now. Some chances came and went, and if you missed them, you could spend the rest of your life standing alone, waiting for an opportunity that had already passed you by. (Kristin Hannah)
Thoughts - even fears - were airy things, formless until you made them solid with your voice and once given that weight, they could crush you. View quote
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I guess no one stays friends for more than thirty years without broken hearts along the way. View quote
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I know about forgiving people and loving them anyway, even after they hurt you. View quote
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This is the problem with forever friends. They know too much. View quote
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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. View quote
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Of course you can fall in love. You just have to let yourself. They don't call it falling for nothing. -Kate. View quote
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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. View quote
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Do you love him?" How would I know?" You'd know. View quote
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When you get... to the end, you see that love and family are all there is. Nothing else matters. View quote
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What good did it do to light the world on fire if she had to watch the glow alone? (Kristin Hannah)
Popularity means people think they know you. View quote
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It's not intentions that matter. It's actions. We are what we do and say, not what we intend to. View quote
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Before this trip and all that she'd learned about the three of them, she would have gotten angry or changed the subject. Anything to obscure the pain she felt. Now she knew better. You carried your pain with you in life. There was no outrunning it. View quote
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To those who are here, those who are gone, and those who are lost. View quote
Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah

Occupation: American Writer
Born: September 25, 1960
Quotes count: 43