Izzy {writing hiatus} > Izzy {writing hiatus}'s Quotes

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
― C.S. Lewis

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
― C.S. Lewis

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
― C.S. Lewis

“I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once.”
― C.S. Lewis

“If he were the prince, he would spend day and night in training. He would pour over battle plans and come up with new ways to defend his kingdom and keep his people safe. The only thing that Nigel seemed to pour over was the cook’s weekly menu.”
― Shonna Slayton, The Tower Princess

“He wished he’d have said “I love you.” But how can a person know when it’s the last time they’ll talk to someone?”
― Shonna Slayton, The Tower Princess

“Besides, you can't protect the children from every bump in the road, as much as you'd like to. They know there's evil in the world, but what they need to know is it can be overcome”
― Shonna Slayton, Spindle

“To seek justice, we must first seek truth.”
― Shonna Slayton, Rise of the Kelpies

“A kingdom that doesn't protect the innocent is not worth kingdom at all.”
― Shonna Slayton, Rise of the Kelpies

“A kingdom that doesn't protect the innocent is no worthy kingdom at all.”
― Shonna Slayton, Rise of the Kelpies

“He once told me not to cry over him, that he wasn’t worth it. That he wasn’t worth being cared about by anyone else. That he was replaceable. Discardable. Trash.
That’s what the world decided he was, but the world never knew Sawyer Alston quite like I did. Despite my love of a lifetime allotting me only ten months’ time, despite Sawyer taking to heart all the wrong things in life, he only ended up being wrong about one thing.
He was worth it to me.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“My point is, sometimes letting go of things we care about can cause greater things to come our way. Think of Job in the Bible. Satan used him as his plaything and took all the man had. But Job, he kept his faith. He loved God, knew true love, and didn't let the worldly things sway him. And God blessed him for it, with twice as much as he had before.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Fall

“Being a songwriter is hard to hide—always doing it in plain sight at school, I mean—but I play guitar behind closed doors only. The lyrics, they’re words on paper. To have someone hear me play the guitar, they’d be glimpsing through the boarded-up windows of my soul. And, to be honest, I’m not ready for anyone to snag front row tickets yet.”
― Allyson Kennedy

“A closet musician losing her music is like a baby losing its favorite blanket; when it's lost, comfort is shattered.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“All I want is my own love story, and all I get are fake chances with guys who don’t understand what love is.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“I made it my mission to help him see the light, to reveal life has meaning. And in the process, he helped recover the meaning of mine.
My world thrived with him in it. I rediscovered my love for music, as he did his appreciation for love songs. We cultivated joy together, God by our sides, learning to combat small town politics and judgment by sticking together. We were Bama Boy and Grandma Emmie, following in the footsteps of my grandparents, playing parts in one of the greatest love stories Grahamwood has ever known.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“God, please help me,” I say into the empty restroom, words echoing off the walls. “Please help me live out Proverbs 4:23. Please help me guard my heart. Please help me to never settle for anything less than what You have planned for me.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“Mr. Darcy regains my interest. As if he ever lost it.
“Mmhmm, thanks.” The phone clicks back in its charger. My sister springs up from the floor mummy-style. “That traitor!”
Okay, Darcy, see you later. I close the book. “Who was that?”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“I try to shake the thought away. “I don’t know what she’s talking about. He’s not nearly handsome enough to tempt me.” No one catches my Pride and Prejudice reference, of course.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“Though I’m often complimented on my appearance and told I will someday break many a heart, I prefer a fictional man to the cat-calling scoundrels around town. I, for one, have no time for a boy who is interested in just anyone.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“More than anything?” I lay back on my bed, closing my eyes. “I want a love like Grandma Adeline and Grandpa Amos had. I want to build a family from love. I want my future kids to have as strong of a relationship with their siblings as I have with Rider and Auden. I don’t want them to ever have to wonder if their parents love each other, because it’ll be obvious. I want future generations to look up to my future husband and me as much as I’ve looked up to my grandparents.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush

“All I want is a love like she and Grandpa had. How is that ever gonna happen if everyone sees me this way?”
“The ones who truly know you don’t, Em.” Ryanne says, making her way back to the door. “The right guy’s gonna memorize you like a favorite song. He’s gonna play it over and over again in his mind until it’s the only song he can sing. Don’t even worry about the ones who can’t match your beat.”
― Allyson Kennedy, The Crush