Mariah (Homerun Reads) > Mariah's Quotes

“You’ll never be the perfect mother, so just do the best you can. All Brightbill really needs is to know you’re doing your best.”
― Peter Brown, The Wild Robot

“You can’t have courage without fear, any more than you can have a ray of light without shadows.”
― Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

“That’s how it works, doesn’t it? We are saved by saving others.”
― Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

“The secret is not to dream," she whispered. "The secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real. I know where I come from and I know where I'm going. You cannot fool me any more. Or touch me. Or anything that is mine.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

“being beautiful to everyone didn’t matter. She just wanted to be beautiful to the right person.”
― Melanie Cellier, The Princess Pact: a Twist on Rumpelstiltskin

“if we expect life to be complicated, and life is complicated, then life is simple, right?”
― Dave Eggers, The Eyes & the Impossible

“From: EONeill22@hotmail.com
Sent: Saturday, June 8, 2013 1:18 PM
To: GDL824@yahoo.com
Subject: what happy looks like
Sunrises over the harbor. Ice cream on a hot day. The sound of the waves down the street. The way my dog curls up next to me on the couch. Evening strolls. Great movies. Thunderstorms. A good cheeseburger. Fridays. Saturdays. Wednesdays, even. Sticking your toes in the water. Pajama pants. Flip-flops. Swimming. Poetry. The absence of smiley faces in an e-mail.

What does it look like to you?”
― Jennifer E. Smith, This Is What Happy Looks Like