Under the Magnolias Quotes

“And I also believe forgiveness and getting over being mad is a gift for ourselves, not for the ones who wronged us.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“I knew how easy it was was for a moment to get tangled up, some parts shifting while other parts faded like sneakers left in the sun too long, until a memory was only a muddled reflection of the truth.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“Because I love you enough to push you on to better things.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“Mama once told me loving your family means you love them during their sunshine and even during their thunderstorms.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“If you only allow people the first glimpse and don't share more, you give them the power of assumption. Show them that you're more than that. Show them you're also courageous.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“He was sunshine in rain. A cool breeze on a humid day. A constellation of stars wiggling past on a cloudy night.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“It would be the last time we would exchange words for many years. It was only a handful of words, but they comforted me when it seemed nothing else would.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“It amazed me right then and during the months to come how God answered my prayers in ways I’d not trusted him enough to handle.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“Even though I was falling apart in front of these people, the fraying parts were being replaced by a stronger binding.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“The genre didn't matter to us. Prejudice was something we didn't care for in any form, and that included music.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“In a blink I found myself in the packhouse loft, staring at the maps glued to the wall like they would magically reveal the right direction I needed to take in this difficult life.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“The living can be cruel, judgmental, quick to complain and slow to please. The dead never yell or cuss you out. Or call you ugly names.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“I had become a mother before I'd even become a woman.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“God proved me wrong. In his own timing, he answered me far greater than I could ever have imagined.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“This is in honor of her. Each symbol stands for something very personal to me.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“A dear friend of mine was a Holocaust survivor, She wasn't given a choice when they tattooed her identity number on her skin in about the same spot as mine.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“Our donation was enough to have two brick pavers added to the museum's garden engraved with Helena Wisniewska on one in her honor and Irene Wisniewska on the other in memory of Miss Wise's sister. Those were tears of healing.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“I placed the shoes gently on the floor and wrapped my arms around him, holding on tight. The others joined in, creating a big circle of shared embraces and sniffles.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“The weight of his concern offered such a comfort, the way my quilt did on chilly nights.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias

“It was the first time in six months that someone had taken care of me to any degree. I'd forgotten how wonderful that felt, and it almost had me finding my tears.”
― T.I. Lowe, Under the Magnolias