The Secret to Hummingbird Cake Quotes

“It wasn’t a person’s age that made death sad. It was the size of absence it caused in the ones left behind. My”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“It wasn't a person's age that made death sad. It was the size of the absence it caused in the ones left behind.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“An American writer, Rita Mae Brown wrote, “I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me, but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“It’s not how long you live; it’s what you leave behind.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“I’d heard the word miracle thrown around all my life. But tonight my infant girl changed my whole perspective on the world just by entering it. If that wasn’t a miracle, I didn’t know what was.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“Surely there was a word for this stronger than love. Holding her made me feel like I had come home after a very long trip that I hadn’t really wanted to go on. I couldn’t take my eyes off of her. I hadn’t even known I wanted her, but her existence somehow soothed me. My life up until this very moment seemed like a series of hits and misses. Then someone had placed this gift in my arms that I didn’t deserve, and now my life made complete sense. Just like that.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“Perhaps Laine was right, if you love someone right the first time, once is enough.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“That’s the bad thing about grieving anyone or anything. You have to go through it, not around it.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“You are responsible for what you do. No matter what you go through, no matter what happens to you, no matter how much someone hurt you, the choices you make are ultimately your own.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“It’s funny how you can read things on people’s faces when you’ve been through it too. You can see the pain, the sorrow, the regret, and you can recognize it easily because you’ve seen it in your own mirror.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“It wasn’t a person’s age that made death sad. It was the size of absence it caused in the ones left behind.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“Her hair was too blonde, her lips were too red, her fingernails were too long, and her boobs were too fake. “Missiles,” as my girls and I referred to them. How did you even get your boobies to point like that? Were there special bras for that? Was that actually Victoria’s secret?”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“While everyone else seemed to struggle to find their voice, words flew out of my mouth at the speed of light.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships

“I was becoming quite fluent in idiot.”
― Celeste Fletcher McHale, The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A novel of strong women and even stronger friendships