Beach House for Rent Quotes

“I think everyone should take time at least once a week to catch a sunrise, just to feel alive and that there is hope.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“And quickly. If you let it, grief could swallow you whole.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“The yellow cottage with the Charleston green shutters,”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“What had Van Gogh said? I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“She had to learn this painful lesson. And quickly. If you let it, grief could swallow you whole.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“read so much about the grieving process over the past month. Devoured articles on the Internet, ordered books. All of them were clear that there was no timeline for grief. They were specific about symptoms of grief—the sensations of choking, shortness of breath, feelings of emptiness, endless crying. But nothing warned her that when she wasn’t experiencing those symptoms of anguish, all that was left was a sense of meaninglessness. A great, vast gray space of nothingness. Limbo.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“Her fear kept her as caged as her canaries. The glass windows were no different than their metal bars.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“Are not the forest fringes wet with tears? Is not the voice of all regret Breaking out of the dark earth’s heart? She too, she too, has loved and lost; and though She turned last night in disdain Away from the sunset-embers, From her soul she can never depart; She can never depart from her pain. Vainly she strives to forget; Beautiful in her woe, She awakes in the dawn and remembers.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“No more sorrow and regret! Take heart! A new day is beginning.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“That death followed life and life was renewed once again, over and over with the steadiness of the seasons.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“But the pursuit of wealth would not inspire passion.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“Love wasn’t hard, she thought. Losing love was.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“I still have my talent. My life. You’re the one who told me not to live in fear. I’m listening to you. If I don’t act on my instincts, then I’m afraid to act on what I know is right. And this is right. I feel it in my heart. In my soul. I know what to do.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“It time for me to shed all my insecurities and fears. Let them fall to the ground. It’s time for me to find my voice and fly.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“She never wanted to hurt anyone’s feelings. But in the end, she hurt herself.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“sculpting is really a long series of decisions. When you make good ones, you have a product you like. When you make a bad one, you toss it and start again. And there are always lots of bad decisions. But the good ones are worth waiting for.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“Light helps define a place. Here the light has color. It changes throughout the day and it’s unpredictable.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“I think everyone should take time, at least once a week, to catch a sunrise. Just to feel alive and that there’s hope.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“Power isn’t telling someone what to do, she told herself. Strength isn’t having the upper hand. Nobility and grace are revealed in the manner in which love is given.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“Perhaps he kept surprising her, she pondered, because she was limiting him in her mind.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“They were specific about symptoms of grief—the sensations of choking, shortness of breath, feelings of emptiness, endless crying. But nothing warned her that when she wasn’t experiencing those symptoms of anguish, all that was left was a sense of meaninglessness. A great, vast gray space of nothingness”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“Grief can make you question your goals and purpose. How you want to spend your life.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“I accept that I’m feeling afraid at this moment. But it’s only a feeling. I accept it won’t kill me. This feeling is the worst that will happen. I just need to ride it out.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“Money and emotion were never a good combination.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent

“She’d hatched into this new world of widowhood and wasn’t sure where to turn now for her own personal source of light. Lost without bearings, scrambling madly toward some unseen goal. She no longer trusted her instincts. She didn’t know how to be alone. She was afraid to be the solitary swimmer she’d once been. Brett had changed that in her. She needed the companionship of her friends more than ever.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House for Rent