The Atlas of Untold Stories Quotes

“God had helped them see. He had taken each of them by the hand and shepherded them toward where they were meant to be and what they were meant to find.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“sensation spread across Lauren’s shoulders. It seeped down her back and radiated into her chest. It was the tingle of lightness. Her mom had come for her, chased away her fear—and so had her sister.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“I had let Lauren feel alone too many times. I wasn’t going to do it again. I will never do it again. Mothers should always reach for their children first.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“Because you’re wired to look for the opportunity. Promise me ​you’ll keep looking. Your mom and sister need you to do it more than they realize right now.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“Shame reached its pinnacle when laid bare before a parent.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“Edie lifted her chin. “We determine our appearance by how we want to be seen.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“Every person has a heart’s desire, including your mom, believe it or not. You and I, we feel the desire first, like a certainty in our bones, a firm belief that it will come to pass. For others, first and foremost they feel the fear of never getting there. It dominates all their senses, their perspective, everything.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“I guess that’s why I haven’t told her yet and I’m doing all this to try to find the courage.” “You’ve got courage in spades. It’s discernment you’re seeking.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“The idea her sister had rejected may very well have been Chloe’s best one in a long time.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories

“Easterners sending their problems to the Midwest, a story nearly as old as the westward expansion.”
― Sara Brunsvold, The Atlas of Untold Stories