Abruption Quotes

“People spend most of their lives believing fair is getting what you deserve, when in reality, fair is merely getting what you can handle.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“Your life is like this tree, deeply rooted, with a solid foundation and countless branches linking your past throes with future dreams. Every tree faces inevitable storms and strong winds testing the strength of its roots. Branches break; new ones grow. It will flower and leaves will fall. And from your tree new life will emerge. In the end, though, with purpose and perseverance your tree will prevail, and each will be beautifully individual and uniquely different. A full circle of such.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“If you work hard in silence, your success will be the noise.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“Your heart will fly on wings forever.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“Who loves ya, doll?” Finn opened his arms wide, screaming over the teaming shower, “We do, we do! To moon and back.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“Cool,” I said, because the other option would have been foaming at the mouth, tackling her down, and professing my undying love.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“Ma, she’s nineteen … no, Ma, listen to me ... Ma, she’s not the devil. She’s NOT trying to kill you.”

Seriously? If anyone overheard my end of this phone conversation, they would assume my mother was insane. She might be teetering, but who was I to question her sanity? After all, she did raise three girls. Okay, maybe she had a little more work to do with Mercedes, but close enough.

“I have to go, Ma, I’m at work … yes, I will speak to her, promise … I really have to go … Ma … Ma, I. Have. To. Go … Love you, too. Ciao.”

Mercedes strikes again.

I ended the call and rolled my eyes toward the ceiling. I loved my family to death, but they bordered certifiable. And even though my baby sister should probably be labeled an angel, navigating peer pressure, college, and boyfriends all under Alonzo and Cecilia Chiappetti’s roof, I could also see my parents’ side. I may have talked her out of branding herself with a car insignia, but I guess in her mind an eyebrow ring didn’t seem as permanent.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“Being emotional is normal, all part of the job.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“Being emotional is normal? all part of the job.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“Being emotional is normal, all part of the job.” Her words twirled around my mind. “These are precious new lives at their most fragile. You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t feel the weight on your heart.”
Oh I felt the brick crushing my chest, the question was whether I was strong enough to lift it off and breathe myself.
“It’s a balancing act between empathy, confidence, and trusting your skills.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption

“She broke first. “So no, I haven’t seen it. I’m more of a reader.” Reader, as in ... “And before you ask, no, I’m not a cheesy romance reader.”
― Riley Mackenzie, Abruption