Ariel's Cottage Quotes

“Ariel: "Why do such stories always sound so sad? Why can't people part on more amiable terms?"
Danny: "Human nature," he said. "When feelings change and a person is at their most insecure, it's a matter of personal survival, I think. It's not always meant to hurt, but it often does.”
― Judith Victoria Douglas, Ariel's Cottage

“It's hard to learn to listen to your instincts. It's easier for some who have a natural ability to follow that little voice inside, but for others it takes practice.”
― Judith Victoria Douglas, Ariel's Cottage

“Only the broken heart has the ghost of a chance to grieve, to forgive, to long, to transform."
Christina Baldwin, author of Life's Companion, Journal Writing as a Spiritual Practice, 1990. Used with author's permission”
― Judith Victoria Douglas, Ariel's Cottage

“He swore to kill her. She could still see his face when he said it.
He was nineteen then. He'd be thirty-nine when released. That was still years away, if there was no early parole. She didn't understand why this had started now, only three years after she was hidden from everyone.”
― Judith Victoria Douglas, Ariel's Cottage