Dani Norwell > Dani's Quotes

“Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“You are, and always have been, my dream.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

“It actually doesn’t matter if you take solace in religion, support groups, or embroidery. The important part is that you find solace for yourself.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“She was heading off on an adventure all on her own—well, accompanied by Mom and Dad—and anything could happen. She smiled at the possibilities and hit the open road.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“Her heart pounded; her adrenaline rushed. The calm crashing of the ocean waves was completely drowned out by bass-heavy pop mixes pumping out of the stereo systems that seemed to span the coastline. As she tried to take in full, deep breaths to calm her racing mind, things only became worse as the crowds of glitter, loud colors, and bows began spinning all around her. This was cheer world.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“To do something right, it has to be all or nothing. And so Kate chose to stop fantasizing and give it her all. She chose to be all in.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“Death is unavoidable—but, in his father’s case, it hadn’t felt immediate.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“She pushed her chair away from the desk and wandered into the kitchen where she gazed out the window and thought. There were birds chirping cheerfully and two squirrels chasing each other without a care in the world. She wanted to be like those squirrels. Or at least to appear like them to the rest of the world.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“The funeral was bleakly comforting in the way that funerals often are.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“Much of life, it seemed, was uncertain.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“Before she knew it, a rusty green pick-up truck was slowly rolling to a stop in front of her; her carriage had arrived.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“It’s such a burden, being a good person, she thought.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“They were her best friends, her support system, her family.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories

“On the journey to the airport she could literally feel the wheels turning in her head and her perception of the situation flipping around. She wasn’t driving away from her home—she was driving towards it.”
― Dani J. Norwell, Fairly Familiar: A Collection of Short Stories