The Sweetest Hallelujah Quotes

“To live abundantly, you have to race toward the future with arms and heart wide open. You have to risk everything and let the universe take care of the details”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“She gave thanks for the grace that pours down when you least expect it-and wasn't that just another name for love?”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“When you’ve lost everything, you can walk through hell and not even feel the heat.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“Nobody is going to notice Billie. People like us are invisible.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“Sometimes the only way to remain strong is to hole up with your best friend and try to forget you are standing on a stick of dynamite with enemies lined up, itching to light the fuse.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“Sometimes something as simple as a phone call can snap you like a twig, break you into sharp halves so that you can’t even feel your own heartbeat.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“No, Mama. The sweetest hallelujah will be when Billie can walk in the front door of any place she pleases, and nobody will tell her she doesn't belong.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“Trouble has set up housekeeping with me, and I can't get rid of it.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“Sometimes the only thing you can do is forget about your problems and just keep moving forward.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“To live abundantly, you have to race toward the future with arms and heart wide open. You have to risk everything and let the universe take care of the details. And you have to pay attention.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“Cassie had been the only second grader who hadn’t laughed at Fay Dean’s chopped-off hair. When you’re seven, that’s how easy it is to become best friends.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“She plopped onto the homemade quilt on top of her bed. Queen had let Billie pick her own design, and she’d picked Wedding Ring.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“From the looks of it, he spent a lot of time outdoors and liked to be prepared, both big pluses in Billie's book.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“They walked off down the hall in the direction of a sign that said Colored Waiting Room. Billie guessed white folks didn't have to wait.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah

“Now she understood how you can copyedit your own life in order to delete the hurtful truth.”
― Elaine Hussey, The Sweetest Hallelujah