An Engagement in Seattle Quotes

“Don’t cling to the past. Look instead to the future. You have a husband who adores you and children waiting to be born. Your life is just beginning. So much love awaits you, more joy than you can possibly imagine now. Your pain shall reap an abundant harvest of life’s treasures. Trust me in this.”
― Debbie Macomber, An Engagement in Seattle: Groom Wanted\Bride Wanted

“She wanted us to see that life could be good, if we looked around at the world instead of within ourselves.”
― Debbie Macomber, An Engagement in Seattle: Groom Wanted / Bride Wanted

“She clung to life, not for herself, but for Julia’s sake. It hurt her to know Ruth was in pain. Why did those who were good always have to suffer?”
― Debbie Macomber, An Engagement in Seattle: Groom Wanted\Bride Wanted

“Julia didn’t know how long she stood there, holding on to Ruth’s hand. She realized as she looked up at the monitor registering her grandmother’s heartbeat that it had gone silent. Ruth had quietly slipped from life into death with no fuss, no ceremony, as if she’d been awaiting Julia’s arrival so she could leave peacefully. Julia had known it would be impossible to prepare herself emotionally for this moment. Ruth’s death wasn’t a shock; she’d been ill for years. Julia had been aware that each day could be her grandmother’s last. She’d accepted the inevitability of Ruth’s passing as best she could. But nothing could have prepared her for the grief that slammed against her now. Nothing.”
― Debbie Macomber, An Engagement in Seattle: Groom Wanted\Bride Wanted