A Happier Life Quotes

“There's a place that I know.
It has called out to me.
Where the sea meets the sky,
And the sky meets the sea.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“We can be from different socioeconomic backgrounds, different parts of the world, have differing political and religious views, but if one thing binds us — just one — that is enough to start a friendship.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“am the type-A, controlling counterpart to Allison’s hippy-dippy, I’m-the-ideas-you’re-the-execution management style.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“Her mother, who she had laughed with growing up. Who she had cooked with, entertained with, who had braided her hair and tucked her in at night. And then, one wrong move, and it was all gone. Poof! Had Becks realized how tenuous her parents’ love for her was, her entire childhood might have been different. She would never have felt so safe. On the bright side, living through what she had had deeply influenced the mother she had become. She would never, ever abandon her children. Whatever choices they made, whether she agreed with them or not, she always let her children know that their parents were their safe place.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“Some people cast a bright light while others stand in the shadows. If I had to stand in the shadows so that you could shine, well, so be it. Keep shining, my girl. Keep shining. All my love, Mom”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“Some people cast a bright light while others stand in the shadows. If I had to stand in the shadows so that you could shine, well, so be it. Keep shining, my girl. Keep shining. All my love, Mom”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“If we can find love between us, we can work the rest out.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“I once believed, foolishly, that the parties and dinners, friends and fun—and, most of all, great love of this family, love so big and so pulsating that I could feel it down into my very foundation—would stay forever.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“Your own demise was nothing compared to the cruel knowledge that you had caused someone else’s.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“Your head gets so tangled with all its important thoughts. But somewhere, deep inside, an answer already exists. When you find it, you will know.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“Tip: dearest darling, food is love. Flowers are jewels. No good party is complete without both. Come to think of it, no good life is complete without all four.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

“Trends come and go; the simplicity of timeless meals with the ones you love is forever.”
― Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life