Kate Jacobs Quotes

Whether a person is physically in front of you or not, the love remains.

knit and purl These stitches are the fundamentals of knitting and are the basis of every garment. The knit stitch is a series of flat, vertical loops that produces a knitted fabric face and the purl stitch is its reverse. One side is smooth, the other bumpy. Knit is what you show the world; purl is the soft, nubbly underside you keep close to the skin.

All you have to do is forgive.

Seeing a patter doesn't mean you know how to put it all together. Take baby steps: don't focus on the folks whose skills are far beyond your own. When you're new to something-or you haven't tried it in a while-it can feel impossibly hard to get it right. Every misstep feels like a reason to quit. You envy everyone else who seems to know what they're doing. What keeps you going? The belief that one day you'll also be like that: Elegant. Capable. Confident. Experienced. And you can be. All you need now is enthusiasm. A little bravery. And-always-a sense of humor.

A great measure of a man is how he reacts to a midnight awakening when there's no fire or burglar in sight.

There's the life we dream, the life we deserve, and the life we get. I'll take what I got over what I deserve any day.

Things work out better when you're straight up.

You'll have lots of questions to answer as you get older. Who you are. Who you want to be. What you think about things. Like politics. And romances. And whether you'll be able to speak out or keep your mouth shut. It's always a challenge to work out the best way to live your life, and as much as everyone tells you what to do, ultimately how you do things is up to you.

You are the kind of person that sears into the soul. I have never been able to get you out of my mind.

Women do amazing, creative, wonderful things.

Everyone has to knit when they're here ... But not every person has to use yarn.

Especially in a world that doesn't need homemade anything.That's when we need homemade everything.

But what Dakota most enjoyed about the beginning of winter was the crispness of the air (that practically demanded the wearing of knits) and the way that tough New Yorkers - on the street, in elevators, in subways - were suddenly willing to risk a smile. To make a connection with a stranger. To finally see one another after strenuously avoiding eye contact all year.

Sometimes suffering is just suffering," she told Gus. "It doesn't make you stronger. It doesn't build character. It only hurts.

It gave her a feeling of her own power, to make something practical and beautiful just by using her own skill and creativity. It inspired her.

There's money, and then there's class. The two are often separated.

And failure, if you want to know, Dakota, is just another opportunity to try again.

I believe sometimes medical issues just happen
they're not cosmic tests; they're not retribution for all the naughty things you've done over a lifetime. It's not some moral righting of the universe. It's just something going wonky with the wiring ... And I think God cries when we're in pain; he cries with us and he supports us. But I also believe he stands back and lets us sort things out. Lets the doctors do their work. Lets your body heal itslef.

Better to live your life open rather than exist on borrowed time, waiting for the great unmasking.