Lakeshore Christmas Quotes

“During the post-breakdown period, she read books the way an addict swallowed pills. She devoured stories one after the other, trying not to let reality intrude too deeply.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“Ever since she was small, she’d found delight and comfort in books. For her, a story was so much more than words on a page. Opening a book was like opening a door to another world, and once she stepped across the threshold, she was transported. When she was reading a story, she lived inside a different skin.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“And that refuge was the most reliable place of all—between the pages of a book.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“Unless you change direction, you’ll wind up where you’re headed.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“A lot of things would be lost or undone if people sat around, waiting for a miracle.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“Wake up & Smell The Hot Chocolate ! ~ Eddie Havens”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good. The statement was attributed to Theodore Seuss Geisel—better known as Dr. Seuss.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“No more taking the Lord’s name in vain or even in earnest.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“Hearts would have to break and be mended, truths would be revealed, risks would be taken. Which, when he thought about it, was simply the way life worked—messy, unpredictable, joyous, mysterious, hurtful and redemptive.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“She had to teach herself not to feel. Refusing to feel hurt also meant she numbed herself to joy, but the sacrifice was worth it.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“she read books the way an addict swallowed pills. She devoured stories one after the other, trying not to let reality intrude too deeply.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas

“Refusing to feel hurt also meant she numbed herself to joy, but the sacrifice was worth it.”
― Susan Wiggs, Lakeshore Christmas