Debbie Macomber Quotes

Don't be a quitter.
Try harder.
Don't be so picky.
Be willing to start at the bottom.
Prove yourself.

I was looking forward to my visit to the library. I've always been a big reader and thought I might eventually volunteer as a Friend of the Library.

He said with such confidence that her heart surged with hope. But a person's ability to love is only equal to his or her openness in receiving it.

I'd found love
only to discover how fleeting it can be.

I've always been a creative speller and never achieved good grades in school. I graduated from high school but didn't have the opportunity to attend college, so I did what young women my age did at the time - I married.

We all face difficulties of our own, and how comforting it is to immerse yourself in a book - my book, any book, any romance. It's entertainment, it's escape, and it can even be an inspiration!

Years ago I read that grief is the place where love and pain converge.
For a long time they stood there and simply clung to each other. They didn't feel the need to kiss, and she believed that was because what they shared transcended the physical. This understanding-that they'd both lost what they'd treasured most-brought them together in a more profound way than mere attraction.
But I don't know what my instinct's saying, she muttered. Yes, you do. Just relax, sit back and listen to your inner voice.

I could have walked out at any time. I'm the one who turned a bind eye. I'm the one who chose to die a little with every one of his affairs, so no, bottom line: I choose not to hate him, If I have any anger, its directed at myself. I don't know why I waited so long to take care of myself emotionally and spiritually.

Women can't tell east from west, so you use these ridiculous ways of getting from one place to another." "Ridiculous means? What exactly are you talking about?" "If you must know, a woman gives instructions to take a right at the beauty parlor on Main Street, and a man will tell you to head east." "It's the same thing, isn't it?" "No, it isn't," Kyle argued. "Men don't notice things like beauty parlors or red mailboxes.

Forgiveness is hard, and most people tend to hold on to their hurts, to take some kind of perverse satisfaction in them.

Parents love their children. We might not always approve of the things you do, we might not like your friends, and cringe at some of the choices you make, but that doesn't change our love.

I'd come to appreciate the sounds of silence. I'd grown accustomed to the stillness of Ponder, where one could hear the snow being blown off the tree limbs by the wind, the distant cry of a caribou, and the crackle of the Northern Lights.

My office walls are covered with autographs of famous writers - it's what my children call my 'dead author wall.' I have signatures from Mark Twain, Earnest Hemingway, Jack London, Harriett Beecher Stowe, Pearl Buck, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, to name a few.

I'm dyslexic, although they didn't have a word for it when I was in grade school. The teachers said I had 'word blindness.'

God gave the Angels wings and humans chocolate.
Mrs. Miracle

I love the way knitting brings people together.

Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

Pete's a good guy."
"He just slept with my mother!"
"I didn't say he was perfect.

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It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are finished.
Mrs. Miracle

When Addie had signed up for this course she'd been determined to do whatever it took to get through with a passing grade. She hadn't expected to enjoy it or even learn from it. Yet the novel they were studying was filled with life lessons that seemed to apply directly to her.

Why not? For your information I'm hoping it doesn't last more than a month or two myself.?
His words stung as sharply as a slap across the face.
Maybe by that time you'll be miserable enough to be willing to marry me-

She said interruptions were simply God's appointments.

Hold that for me.

He left the building, fury propelling his steps, and got into his car. Feeling the way he did just then, Ian realized he shouldn't be driving, but he wasn't about to sit outside this apartment. Not when Cecilia might think he sat there pining for her. He revved the engine and threw the transmission into drive. The tires squealed as he sped off, burning rubber. He hadn't gone more than a quarter mile when he saw the red-and-blue lights of a sheriff's car flashing behind him.

Forgiveness isn't a gift we give the offender. It's something we do for ourselves.

I've lived most of my life trying to please others. I don't think I can do that anymore.

I've always loved catching snow on my eyelashes.

Kindness is something that should always be passed on.

We should lean into the pain, instead of running away from it.

I love to knit. There's a comfort to it that I can't entirely explain. The repetition of weaving the yarn around the needle and then forming a stitch creates a sense of purpose, of achievement, of progress. When your entire world is unraveling, you tend to crave order and I found it in knitting.

As if this was more than she could imagine, Amiee asked, "What about a stove with more than two burners and an oven that actually works?" "All yours," Steve assured her.

You do this often?" she asked.
"Drink or hijack women?

The truth was she did love him. She loved him for the gentle care he gave her roses. For his loving way with animals. For his honesty. For his tender patience with Maggie and, most important, for the joy he brought into her life.

survive this evening with her

I might be 30 years old, but a girl never outgrows the need for her mother.

Exactly what she was doing - tears leaked from the corners of her eyes and wove crooked paths down her cheeks. How could she have been so insensitive to her own sister? Chapter 24 All week Cassie had worked feverishly to put Steve out of her mind, but it hadn't worked. She couldn't wait to see him, and a week had never dragged on for so long. Nothing felt the same without him at the construction site, running the project. Saturday morning, Cassie was up early. The Hoedown was being held in an airport hangar, and a lot of work had to be done in order to get the space ready. Several other volunteers arrived to work off their hours by putting up long folding tables and chairs, placing red-and-white checkered plastic tablecloths across the tables, and then setting the tables, lining each place setting up perfectly. To the front of the hangar was a mechanical bull quartered off with stacks of hay. In the middle of the room were tables displaying

By the time they arrived, the snow was coming down fast ...
"It's beautiful," she said, pausing outside the door. She thrust out her hands and let the snow land on her palms.
"Yes, yes ... " Reid seemed in a mighty big hurry to get her inside.
"How long did you say the storm would last?" she asked, thinking it would be so beautiful. The snow
not being trapped with Reid Jamison.
Reid hesitated. "Longer than either of us is going to like," he muttered, looking miserable.
Jenna was afraid of that.

For the first time since I arrived, it struck me how truly alone I was.

when the Lakers scored at the buzzer to take the lead, Charlotte leapt to her feet and cheered.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

John F. Kennedy is reported to have said that we can forgive our enemies but we shouldn't forget their names.

Prim and proper, a cat woman ... Hmm, I was left to wonder. Possibly a librarian in her late forties or early fifties. In town for a special occasion? It certainly left me to ponder her story.

Your favorite author? This was an important question. I'd dated men who had never read a book. Reading was a passion of mine and I couldn't imagine being involved with someone who didn't understand the importance of books and stories.

She'd taken ten years off his life, frightening him the way she had, and now he'd easily subtracted another ten by kissing her. If he spent much more time with Jenna Campbell, he'd be dead inside a week.

Scotty leaned across the table and whispered in a voice Travis wasn't supposed to have heard but did. "We've got to do something quick before Uncle Travis poisons us

I'm an optimist and my heroines seem to be that way, too. It's too much work to be cynical and distrusting. That doesn't mean I create perfect stories and perfect people, however. What this means is that my stories are resolved in a manner that leaves the reader with a feeling of hope and happy expectation ... and wanting to reach for another one of my books.

For every loss there is an equal or greater gain. Often humans have to search for it, though.

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, and faith looks up.

Cookies,"Emily explained. "There isn't a man alive who doesn't appreciate homemade cookies. There's something magical about them--really," she added when Suzannah cast her a doubtful glance."Cookies create an aura of domestic bliss--it sounds crazy, but it's true.A man can't resist a woman who bakes him cookies. They remind him of home and mother and a fire crackling in the fireplace.

Unfortunately he'd fallen into a common trap. He was big on religion and weak on faith.

As the spiritual coordinator for this part of Tacoma, Celeste Chapeaux had been assigned to oversee Harry.

We're here to deliver preemie hats to Sharon Jennings," Libby explained. The receptionist

order to be seen.

Watching a complex stitch pattern grow as I knit silences the voice in my head that tells me to sweep the floor. I imagine dust bunnies are knitting themselves together under my chair.

The grass wasn't greener on the other side of the fence; it was greener where it was watered.

Readers have actually changed the way I've done things, changed the course of my career even, about four or five times. Just from reader feedback.

Once she had her mind set on something she became an unstoppable force, forging ahead.

A woman who would make his dreams hers and allow him to be part of hers. One who was kind and gentle. Loving and tender. Sensible.

Carried on the brisk winds of faith, guided by devotion, navigated by love, it arrived fresh and bright at the very feet of the Archangel Gabriel.

Janine," Anton cried, delighted. "Zach. My, my, this is

Christmas is a condition of the heart.

It was the kind of kiss that had the power to melt the panties right off a girl.

This had to be Finn Dalton's mother. It simply had to be. From the moment Nash had given Carrie what seemed like the impossible assignment of interviewing Finn, she'd looked for out-of-the-box ways to locate him. Her mother's mention of work on the Alaskan pipeline and that many of those employed came from Washington State had led to a breakthrough. At least she hoped so. The search led Carrie to the birth record for a Finnegan Paul Dalton, not in Alaska but in her own birth state of Washington. That record revealed his mother's name - Joan Finnegan Dalton - which then led to a divorce decree, along with a license for a second marriage several years later. Tax records indicated that Joan, whose married name was now Reese, continued to reside in Washington State. Her hope was that Joan Dalton Reese would be willing to help Carrie find Finn.

Don't make assumptions. Ask and let me explain. Don't decide what you think I feel.

I kissed her."
His words were met with silence and then, "How was it?"
"On a scale of one to ten, it was about a hundred.

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Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity.

While it may not be a simple act, offering forgiveness not only has the power to heal relationships, it strengthens the well-being of those who give this life-changing gift.

Love means more to me than being sexually compatible. It means being an important part of your life as you'll be in mine. It means encouraging you to be everything you've ever wanted to be, sharing in your triumphs and comforting you in your failures. It means giving you the courage to try again. That's what love is all about.

We're each our own person, we live our own lives, make our own mistakes, learn from them and move forward.

Sometimes, I think we're afraid to admit we want certain things. Especially things that contradict the image we have of ourselves.

I think sometimes we love so deeply, so profoundly, that anything else pales by comparison.

People are funny. They want the front of the bus, the middle of the road and the back of the church. - Mrs. Miracle

I wondered if he thought of me or if he'd put me out of his heart as effectively as he'd put me out of his life.

The challenge is to learn from those mistakes so we don't repeat them.

Merry Christmas. His would be without the Merry for sure.

What upset her most was the cold-blooded way he'd dismissed her from his life. It seemed so easy for him, so ... simple. She was gone for him, as if she meant nothing. That hurt, and it didn't stop hurting.

Our world was created with a sense of order. For every loss, there is a gain. Sometimes we are so blinded by the loss that we don't see the gain, don't recognize the gift.

bestselling cookbooks;

Mousy. It was the only word Travis could think to describe Mary Warner when she stepped off the plane. His heart sank and took a moment to rally itself. Long legs, that was all he'd asked for, and what did he get? Minnie Mouse.

It was the sad you get when your dreams are almost there ... and then they're obliterated.

perhaps, in giving of myself, I would find the joy Paul had promised. And maybe, given time, it would be possible for me to find my way back to life.

Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being.

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

Her case worker had once suggested knitting as a means of anger management.

You're a lovely woman...and a beautiful person besides. You deserve happiness. Isn't that what the Twenty Wishes are all about? Goin after the things you want in life. Places to see, people to meet, experiences to live. Don't hold back now. Go for it!

Little did the old man know how much God liked to talk to His children, how He longed to listen to them.

As far as she could tell, basketball involved a herd of impossibly tall men racing up and down a polished wooden floor, passing a ball back and forth until one of them forged ahead to the basket to try to score. It seemed that whenever the contest became interesting, the referees would blow their whistles and everything would come to a grinding halt. She couldn't understand why the referees chose to wear zebra-striped shirts, either, since it wasn't likely anyone would confuse the short, balding men with the players.

Harry was on a God-given mission - a trial mission that was the opportunity of an eternity and one he hoped would become a permanent job if he performed well.

Pride is important to a man, but it isn't everything. When it comes to the right woman, a man needs to be willing to swallow his ego every now and then.

Parked his taxi. Lily tried to talk to him twice on the

movie channel, silently chastising

Some marriages are made in heaven, but they all have to be maintained on earth. Mrs Miracle

It was time to face those fears head-on and quit flirting with thoughts of failure.

We have to use the experience. We can become either bitter or better.

Life - and that of her child.

Your heart has to let your head know what it wants.

When you put beads in your knitting, you are really putting bits of light in your knitting. The gleam and color-play of beads add a whole other dimension that could be demure or outrageous, as you please. Your choice of beads and yarn uniquely expresses your personality. - Sivia Harding, designer and teacher

Love doesn't die.

Addie had always considered the holidays an extra-special time of year. Magic hung in the air, and people were gentler, kinder to one another. Differences were set aside, friendships deepened, and people in general were more charitable and happier.

We all make mistakes. The key is learning from those mistakes and not repeating them.