Jamie Beck > Quotes

“Most people aren’t living. They’re planning, remembering, or regretting.”
― Jamie Beck, In the Cards

“Keeping quiet forces other people to do all the talking and all the revealing.”
― Jamie Beck, In the Cards

“These kisses hurt--not from roughness, but because she could feel all his pain.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Risk

“As a teacher, I’d seen good parents with troubled kids and troubled parents with wonderful kids.”
― Jamie Beck, If You Must Know

“Even in the crisp night air, being near her felt like standing under the sun. Warmth seeped from her body and flowed along the ground, like a river of heat seeking to penetrate the frozen places inside his chest.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Wait

“...Still wondering if the grass is greener somewhere else?" The old woman shook her head and reached for Wyatt's hand. "I gardened for fifty years and let me tell you one thing: Grass is only green when you tend to it night and day. You remember that, young man.”
― Jamie Beck, Unexpectedly Hers

“There ought to be a warning anytime you wake up on a day that will forever change your life.”
― Jamie Beck, If You Must Know

“seemed pretty hypocritical for society to pop Xanax and Oxy like Smarties while sanctimoniously looking down on a man who appreciated the benefits of bourbon.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Risk

“who can fault a guy who admires uniqueness?”
― Jamie Beck, If You Must Know

“Levi’s a porcupine, prickly and defensive.”
― Jamie Beck, In the Cards

“Accidents happen. Mistakes were made. The only way to move forward was through forgiveness and acceptance—of others and one’s self.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Wait

“Blame. Such a useless word. People flung it around when they were mad or hurt. Or they carried it like a cross until it destroyed any chance at redemption or happiness. Blame never solved one problem or changed a single outcome. A pointless, unproductive, ultimately destructive concept, really.”
― Jamie Beck, Before I Knew

“That’s how marriage works. How love works. You have to forgive. You have to remember that it isn’t always easy. And you have to fight for love, too.”
― Jamie Beck, Before I Knew

“Gabby shrugged and, to distract herself from being jealous, conjured up the image of her longtime fantasy lover. “Tom Brady’s the man, in more ways than one.” Jackson rolled his eyes. “He’s an ass.” “Jealous much?” Surely every guy envied the handsome, athletic god that was Tom Brady.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Risk

“The ocean calmed her. Somehow its endless horizon connected her spirit to something much bigger than her daily life. Oddly freeing, that feeling of relative insignificance.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Trouble

“What if is the worst kind of regret”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Risk

“When he thought about that, he wasn’t sure how to define what they shared. He only knew he cherished it. “Well,”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Wait

“Pop warned me caring too much blinds a man. Looks like he was right. I”
― Jamie Beck, In the Cards

“happy.” He spun around, leaned over, and planted his hands on the arms of her deck chair, encircling”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Wait

“If we carelessly disregard other people, we should change. But if we’re merely being true to ourselves, we shouldn’t. How others respond to pain or fear is their choice.”
― Jamie Beck, If You Must Know

“Pity. Life must be boring for those without any sense of humor.”
― Jamie Beck, If You Must Know

“Loneliness could sometimes wrap itself around you so tightly you could barely breathe.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Wait

“I love you,” he said. “I love you more,” she replied, and kissed his neck just behind the ear. “No, Vivi. I love you most.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Wait

“I never wanted to cause others to worry, but maybe I miscalculated. When no one ever worries about you, it’s easy to feel neglected.”
― Jamie Beck, The Beauty of Rain

“How love works. You have to forgive. You have to remember that it isn’t always easy. And you have to fight for love, too.”
― Jamie Beck, Before I Knew

“People could be selfish and ugly at times. Such was the human condition. You learn to roll with the punches, especially if, on the whole, those people have been good to you more often than they’ve been bad.”
― Jamie Beck, The Promise of Us

“Stop living in the past and dwelling on mistakes. We’ve all made them. And now we’re all trying to heal. It’ll take a lot of patience and compassion, but we’ll get there. Don’t let history define your future. Think about your priorities.”
― Jamie Beck, Before I Knew

“For Christie. Thank you for a lifetime of friendship and love, and for the endless hours you’ve spent talking with me about my stories. I finally forgive you for leaving me to find my own way home after my first day of kindergarten at a new school.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Risk

“Parenting is an impossible job, isn’t it? You can’t control the way your kids interpret your choices, or what they remember. You think you’re doing something great, but they wish you did something different.”
― Jamie Beck, When You Knew

“He’d been angry for so long he didn’t know how to let that go and move on. But he had to learn, and soon. For everyone’s sake.”
― Jamie Beck, The Memory of You