Summer at Willow Lake Quotes

“Here's the thing about broken hearts. You can always survive them. Always. No matter how deep the hurt, the capacity to heal and move on is even stronger.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Kids aren't supposed to have to figure out how to be happy. They just are.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Sometimes if you want something badly enough, you make it happen through sheer force of will.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“There's a kind of love that has the power to save you, to get you through life. It's like breathing. You have to do it or you'll die. And when it's over, your soul starts to bleed, Livvy. There's no pain in the world like it, I swear. If you were feeling that now, you wouldn't be able to sit up straight or have a coherent conversation.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“If you're drowning for real, and nobody believes you, then you sure as hell better figure out how to swim.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Love wasn't love if she had to try too hard to feel it.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Wishful thinking is a powerful force.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, “America’s greatest contribution to the world is the summer camp.” Anyone”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer At Willow Lake

“A fawn eats the equivalent of its body weight every twenty-four hours.” “How do you know that?” “Read it in a book. I read sixty books last year.” “Geez,” he said. “Why?” “’Cause there wasn’t time to read more,” she said with a superior sniff. “Hard”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Just my luck, she thought. Here I am in the middle of nowhere, and Easy Rider comes to my rescue.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“There was something elemental and, all right, fundamentally sexy, about a guy building a fire for a woman. Maybe it went back to caveman times. She felt a natural attraction to a man with the instinct to make a fire for her.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“she opened the lid and was hit with a musty smell she could immediately put a name to: camp. It was an unforgettable combination of mildew, wood smoke and outdoors, an essence that resisted laundering and airing out.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“There was something in the way a man held a woman when he was about to let her go.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“This whole place started as a dream. I never told you this, but my dreams started here, too. The first time I came to this place, I was able to imagine some sort of life for myself that didn't completely suck. That was huge for me. I can't tell you how huge.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Luck," Nana made a tsking sound. "That kind of thinking is naive. A monumental love and a great marriage don't simply happen, like winning the lottery. You have to build it and nurture it, and quite often, it's hard work.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Dating? Who says we're dating?"

"This feels like a date," he said simply. "Dinner, dancing, a nightcap at my place." He took out two slender, stemmed glasses. "To me, that spells date."

"We skipped over the asking out and primping and getting nervous beforehand."

"Yeah, who needs that?”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“What's it going to take to shut you up?" she asked.

He spread his arms, palms out, and surrendered. "Give me something else to do with my mouth.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Why do you keep trying to make me feel better?

Because it sucks for you, the things you found out today, and there's no fixing any of them. And because I like you.

You like me...

That's what I said.

How?

What?

How do you like me? As a person you feel sorry for because I just found out some really bad news? As someone you've been working with this summer? As an ex-girlfriend you still have old feelings for?

Close. As an ex-girlfriend I have new feelings for.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“You still have a therapist.

Always. And as you can probably tell, I like talking. Dr. Schneider's like a friend who charges by the hour.

I'd be your friend for free.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“surface. With a sharp knife, slice into squares about 2 inches across and place these on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Place a small spoonful of jam on each cookie and loosely fold opposite corners together, pinching at the edge. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar. This recipe makes about 2 dozen cookies.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“½ cup softened sweet butter 1 small (3-ounce) stick of softened cream cheese 1¼ cup flour a small jar of jam—choose apricot, raspberry or apple a sprinkle of powdered sugar Beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add flour, then roll the dough out on a floured”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Maybe that was why the term “old flame” had been invented. Somebody always got burned.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“Her whole body flared to life with a fiery blush. Maybe that was why the term “old flame” had been invented. Somebody always got burned.”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“I read sixty books last year.” “Geez,” he said. “Why?” “’Cause there wasn’t time to read more,”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer at Willow Lake

“understanding. The day she and Rand had broken up, her father had spoken with surprising insight: There’s a kind of love that has the power to save you, to get you through life. It’s like breathing. You have to do it or you’ll die. And when it’s over, your soul starts to bleed, Livvy. There’s no pain in the world like it, I swear. Now, finally,”
― Susan Wiggs, Summer At Willow Lake