Distant Shores Quotes

“When she was little, Elizabeth had often cried when her mama’s favorite flowers wilted and died. Now, though, as a woman full grown, she understood the importance of rest. It was the very bleakness of winter that made spring possible.”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“she’d let weakness in, and loss and regret, and those emotions had tainted her view of herself, but her love had run deep and been honest. Her biggest failure had been an inability to love herself as well as she’d loved her family.”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“WELCOME TO ECHO BEACH, WHERE GOD ANSWERS BACK, read the sign on her left.”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“Her biggest failure had been an inability to love herself as well as she’d loved her family.”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“Woman must come of age by herself…
She must find her true center alone. —Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“The lure of the distant and difficult is deceptive.
The great opportunity is where you are.”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“He’s too ornery to die.” Anita looked pathetically grateful for that small bit of comfort. “He is ornery, that’s for sure.” “I… am… not.”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“answered slowly, “you do.” “Will you be okay alone?” “Yes. I guess that’s something we both learned. It’s okay to be alone. But I’ll miss you.” “Do you love Jack?” Anita asked suddenly. Elizabeth was surprised by the question, but the answer came easily. “Yes.” Anita smiled broadly. “Well, honey, I’m not one o’ those women who hand out advice as if it were hard candy, but let me say this: True love is a rare thing. We lean”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“KH: My new novel, Night Road,”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“the time”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“At six, she left Jack a note on the kitchen counter, just in case he got home before she did. It was a wasted gesture, of course. With his homing skills, she’d be through menopause by the time he found it.”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“You can’t prepare for losin’ someone you love.”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“Anita sighed dramatically. It was”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores

“She couldn’t breathe. Her own heart kept skipping beats, unreliable now that her father’s had stopped. Please, God, please don’t take him. Not yet…”
― Kristin Hannah, Distant Shores