Forever Beach Quotes

“cranky. Sarah took the time to work on an old pocket watch that had been wound so tight that the mainspring had broken. Wyatt’s words. Clocks broke when they were wound too tight, and so did people.”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach

“went over to her desk to pull up her e-mail on her laptop. She started with her personal account, systematically deleting and archiving. Read a couple. Nothing that couldn’t wait until tomorrow or the next day or week. Moved onto her business account. Not so many there. She scrolled down, paused,”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach

“They succeeded, not because the system worked, but because the family had a relative who was able to help. A community who reached out.”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach

“Amazing what women can do if they’ve a mind to.”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach

“Alice meant well. Always attempting to make the glass seem half full but invariably making it practically empty.”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach

“Today she let the steady beat of the clocks calm the beating of her heart. She always found peace among the clocks. Time always passed at the same speed, at least in her world. You couldn’t stop it, you couldn’t make it go faster or slower, you could just make the best of it.”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach

“Whoever called summer a vacation was bat poop crazy.”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach

“She just wanted to watch, see how Sarah lived. See what kind of kid she was fostering.”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach

“Take my selfie, Mommee.” Sarah pulled her phone from her pocket and took Leila’s picture. Selfies were a great way to document progress, failures, and just plain fun.”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach

“Sing my song, Mommee.” Sarah smiled over her shoulder. “You are my sunshine . . .”
― Shelley Noble, Forever Beach