True to You Quotes

“Nora wasn't a football fan. Who had time to watch football when there were so many fantastic books in the world yet unread?”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“What I've learned is that the past might be challenging and the future might be unsure. And that's okay. The present is all we're given, anyway. When we get to the future, God will be there. He'll supply whatever we need for each day.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“The things you didn't receive added value to your life, the same as did the things you received. Life had holes. Life was still beautiful.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“So . . . I am the someone you were speaking of earlier?
Yes. You're my someone.
You're my someone, too.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“You are trustworthy.' She said it again and again, letting the chorus seep into her quavering heart and hungry soul. "I trust you with everything. My whole life. I want your will, Lord. Not mine. Just . . . . ' Her voice broke. 'Just Christ alone. That's what I choose. You're enough.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“He was serious and introverted, with a dry sense of humor you’d never be treated to unless you’d gained his hard-won friendship—or happened to be standing next to him when he murmured something funny under his breath”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“Dating. The word alone roused fear in her, confusion as to how to begin, and—worst—a disgusting, chilling whisper that assured her she wasn’t attractive enough or woman enough or whatever enough to keep a man long term.
Yikes. Um . . . no wonder she’d been hiding behind dowdy clothes and her beloved spinster persona. It was time, past time, to stop hiding. To move beyond the scars Harrison had left. To repair her self-image. And to step into the future wearing a pair of fashionable high heels.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“Britt's frequent romances always took off like rockets propelled by promise and power and star-crossed destiny. Then, a few months in, they all fizzled like a Tesla fifty miles from the nearest charging station.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“He frowned back. He wasn't a charity case. Nor was he a man whose mind was easily changed. Redheaded librarians who used big words didn't scare him.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“She was bookish! She had no experience holding eye contact with Navy SEALs. All the practice she'd put in with Mr. Darcy and Rochester and Adolphus didn't seem to be holding her in good stead.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“The opportunity to glimpse people who'd been born long before her, sometimes centuries before, was one of the rewards of Nora's job. At times it was almost as if she could reach out and touch her fingertips to theirs through history.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“My theory is that Dad wanted to give Mom the only anniversary gift he hadn’t given her yet.” “You would take the romantic approach.” Zander had remained standing, one shoulder casually braced against the fireplace. “I think their anniversary reminded Garner that they’re getting older, and if they were ever going to be missionaries, it needed to be now.” Nora arched an eyebrow. “You would take the death-is-imminent approach.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“You don't fully know yourself and what you're capable of until you're faced with the worst. The worst shows you who you are.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“The force of his presence careened into Nora like a hundred-mile-an-hour wind. In response, she could do nothing but hold her ground and blink.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“cause that she was the type of woman”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“Finding someone he could trust must”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“The things you wanted and prayed for and didn’t receive left holes in your heart and sometimes in your historical village, too. As much as Nora wanted to rail against that, she had to concede that the holes were what the Lord used to mature and humble His people. The things you didn’t receive added value to your life, the same as did the things you received.
Life had holes. Life was still beautiful.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“DUNCAN: I can’t sleep again tonight. Insomnia bites.
NORA: Cup of warm milk?
DUNCAN: I wish. I gave up dairy and gluten last month.
NORA: In that case, healthy eater, is there anything of actual value I can do? I’d like to help.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“John had once vanquished terrorists intent on killing him and the people he'd be guarding. She couldn't even vanquish the to-be-read pile of books on her nightstand.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“He looked at her with utter seriousness, as if determined to communicate clearly. "There's no comparison between the two of you in my mind, Nora. The dullest moment with you--"
"With me, there's never a dull moment." She gave what she hoped to be a persuasive smile.
"Shut up and let me compliment you." Humor ghosted across his lips. "The dullest moment with you is one hundred times better than my best moment with any of my past girlfriends.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“Nora was the silver lining to his worst cloud, a silver lining so strong that it lessened the threat of darkness.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“Today, God was reminding her that she shouldn't expect to receive everything she wanted in life. The things you wanted and prayed for and didn't receive left holes in your heart and sometimes in your historical village, too. As much as Nora wanted to rail against that, she had to concede that the holes were what the Lord used to mature and humble His people. The things you didn't receive added value to your life, the same as did the things you received. Life had holes. Life was still beautiful.”
― Becky Wade, True to You

“If John were to ever ask her out, it would only be when he was free to do so. And in what sort of fantasy world would that come to be? It would have to be a very lavish fantasy world indeed, with unicorns, cathedrals made of roses, and bunnies who spoke Swedish.”
― Becky Wade, True to You