Dawn Chalker > Quotes

“Out of the bedroom window, Tara watches the silver moon in the night sky cast a faint glow on the pine trees.  Ian was right.  It’s time to move on.  Not to forget, but to forge ahead.”
― Dawn Chalker

“I think about my sister, Becca, a lot.  We didn’t always agree about things, but she was always there for me when I needed her.  I thought she would outlive me, that she would always be here.”
― Dawn Chalker, Lost and Found

“It was the worst moment of my life, to realize she was really gone, never to return.”
            Tara does not know what it would be like to have lived with the same person, loved the same person, for so many years, and suddenly have them not be with you ever again.”
― dawn chalker, Lost and Found

“What is she looking for?  She thought she had found it with Kyle.  But maybe she hadn’t. Perhaps she was looking for stability, security, sameness because her growing-up years had seemed so fragmented, and she often felt unsure of how she fit in.  Maybe stability isn’t all she is looking for.”
― Dawn Chalker, Lost and Found

“  When we’re together, I feel like the sun just came out on a cloudy day.”
― Dawn Chalker, Lost and Found

“   At one side of the creek, she builds a small cairn of stones underneath a large, oak tree.  “In remembrance of Aunt Beca,” she says.  “Thank you for all the things you taught me.  For all the times you listened when I needed someone to talk to.  For all the love and support you offered me.”
― Dawn Chalker, Lost and Found

“What was she doing here in this low depression underneath a pine tree? Something rustled in the undergrowth back in the woods, and she tried to curl up smaller so as not to be seen. What was out there?”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“Gentle waves rolled in on the long, sandy beach below. Sun poured down as warm as honey, and a soft breeze caressed her face.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“She heard rustling in the leaves behind her.  The squirrels hadn’t seen the bear or weren’t afraid of it.  Suddenly, the bear began to move toward her.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“I wonder if things would have turned out differently, if Ihadn’t taken this trail.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“He was running for his life. If he didn’t make it, he hoped Emily would take off and get to safety.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“Before this case, he’d never given any thought to transgender issues. His employers flew the rainbow flag and celebrated Pride week, so he shrugged and went along with it. It didn’t affect him, so he didn’t care about others’ sexual choices. But he didn’t understand what transgender meant. Until now.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“During a cool, windy April, she had felt spring would never come this year.
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― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“Sun poured down as warm as honey, and a soft breeze caressed her face.
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― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“The woods had always seemed friendly to her, but right now it seemed that dangers lurked.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“Looking down over the railing, she watched an eagle soar slowly across the tree tops.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“The unsalted ocean, some locals called them.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“She liked to share this beautiful area in Northern Michigan with people who appreciated it, but sometimes she preferred winter hiking, when the trails were quieter.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

“We fiction writers have a responsibility when creating a character; he or she must sit beside us as we read the story. If she isn’t, we haven’t done our job. Therefore, writing Dr. T’s character forced a plunge into places I had no interest in going. A person like Adam Turner would not have come into this beautiful world looking for a kid to control, manipulate, or wreck. There had to be a reason- that created massive psychic wounds.”
― Dawn Chalker