Return to Virgin River Quotes

“You know what I learned about grief? It’s always there and it’s always at the center of your life and then one day you realize with some surprise that you had a fairly good day and you wonder if grief left. Or if it got smaller. It didn’t,” she said, shaking her head. “It’s the same size. Your mother will always be that important. But your world will get a little bigger. And when your world gets bigger it feels like your grief gets smaller. You took a very brave step in coming here—the change alone will make your world a little bigger.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“There is an antidote to sadness—it is gratitude. There’s a great trick to escaping the pain of loss, and that is giving.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“A good cry will help you clean out the pipes so you can breathe easier.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“And remember that I’m very proud of you. Of your strength and your resilience. I so love your abundant joy. If you need me, just whisper. I will hear you.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“Our close connections aren’t always planned. They grow. Sometimes they surprise you. Look at us.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“She worked as hard as possible but still was doing more rewriting than writing. She had wanted to have thirty pages after three days but she had nine.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“This book has been like a monkey on my back for over a year. I can’t separate it from losing my mother so I have to finish it and send it away. And until I can get my writing back, a part of me is missing.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“She said when you’re the mother of a young woman and you don’t think the boyfriend is good enough, you dare not say so or your daughter will marry him before morning.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“it was hard for her to work and keep all the mommy commitments from parent-teacher conferences to attending special programs and do her part to host playdates and sleepovers.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“I love romance and love stories. In my work, I require happy endings. And hopefulness. I like to read about people working things out.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“It might be time to give yourself a pause. A break. You can’t rush healing. And healing is more important than anything else, including finishing a book.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“I taught for a while after college, writing at night and on weekends and vacations. But I might be done writing.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“But for Kaylee, this Christmas was very special. The Christmas she had hoped would never come was magical and filled with love, filled with people who had never been in her life before.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“There’s a great trick to escaping the pain of loss, and that is giving.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“It’s time for you to take stock of what you have, not of what you may have lost.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“There’s one thing—when they say they’re sorry and ask to be forgiven, that’s a big step. I may be a fool, but that’s a step worth acknowledging. I put on my body armor, remind myself of the truth of their character, stay cautious and alert, and give them a chance. An apology and an effort are both rare and valuable.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“Giving fed the soul.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“Feeling a little sorry for yourself? Do something nice for someone else. Particularly someone you don’t know. That will put you right.”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River

“Lesson number one, when you know someone is lying, trust yourself, not him!”
― Robyn Carr, Return to Virgin River