The Vanderbeekers Ever After Quotes

“Nothing was certain in this world, Laney thought as she gazed at the magical snow and the crowds of people who had come to be a part of this day. Laney breathed it all in and gathered it into special place in her memory. Each day, each moment, felt so much more precious, especially after the past few months. It was all the more important to know that on the journey before her, she could always count on the people she loved and the place she called home. A home that was, and always would be, the brownstone on 141st street.”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“For a few hours, everyone was panicked that there would be no place for Mr. B and Aunt Penny to get married. The chapel they had booked before was no longer available, and there was much fretting and wringing of hands until finally Oliver said, “Did anyone ask Triple J?” Triple J was the pastor of their little church down the street, and one phone call later the church was booked, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Digital invitations went out to a list of two hundred people, which was one hundred and seventy-five more people than Mr. B had felt comfortable with and one hundred more people than would fit in the church. The”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“Hey, how’s my favorite patient?” Steve asked. “Everyone is your favorite patient,” Laney said as she climbed up onto the bed. He followed her into the room. “You’re my favorite of the favorites. I especially adore you because you never complain when it’s time for me to check your vitals. Speaking of which . . . it’s time to check your vitals!” “Ugh.”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“There are moments in every person’s life when they look out into the immense world and realize that they have the potential to contribute something significant.”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“many decades ago, before they had the research to know what the cancer was or knowledge of ways to treat it. Dr. Ayoub had said that fifty years ago, the cure rate for pediatric leukemia patients was only ten percent. Jessie wondered about all the people who worked so hard and for so long to help patients, who studied leukemia and did research and testing and figured out what medicines would”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“testing and figured out what medicines would”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“But spring came, and leaves emerged again. Now the oak was as strong as ever, its branches arching over and touching the branches from the tree across the street.”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“finally said. “But then I take a deep breath and remind myself that I am surrounded by love, and I am surrounded by people I love, and that there is something bigger than me and bigger than all of us in this life. And that helps me be less afraid.” Laney”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“myself that I am surrounded by love, and I am surrounded by people I love, and that there is something bigger than me and bigger than all of us in this life. And that helps me be less afraid.” Laney”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“Miss Josie still wore her wedding ring even though Mr. Jeet had passed away the previous year. Isa doubted Miss Josie would ever take it off. Miss Josie’s hands were a marvel of strength and of memory. Those hands had taken care of thousands of people in her over eighty years of life. They had both given generously and received humbly from others. Those hands had held her beloved husband until the moment he passed from the earth. And yet she kept on giving in the middle of brokenness and loss, and it filled Isa with conviction that her own hands could also give comfort and take care of others even in the darkest of times.”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“I do get scared,” he finally said. “But then I take a deep breath and remind myself that I am surrounded by love, and I am surrounded by people I love, and that there is something bigger than me and bigger than all of us in this life. And that helps me be less afraid.”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“Where’s the van?” Isa asked. “I put it in the parking garage under the hospital,” Mr. B said.”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“Mr. B was sitting on the edge of a planter,”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After

“People who had no idea that up in the tall hospital building, there were a lot of kids whose lives were turned upside down. And one of those kids was her.”
― Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers Ever After