The Christmas Escape Quotes

“Making yourself vulnerable is a big step in a relationship. It’s like stepping onto glass and wondering if it’s going to hold your weight.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“Life is too short to spend time with people who make you feel bad about yourself.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“We all know life never does work out the way you plan it, so what happens then? Sometimes the best things that happen in life come from the unexpected.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“Sometimes the best support you can give is to do nothing.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“Just because a person doesn't talk about something doesn't mean it's forgotten.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“Home was people. Home was feeling wanted and loved.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“What was friendship if it wasn't looking out for someone you loved? Being straight about the things that mattered?”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“Why was it that books worthy of the book group were always depressing? What was good about a book that left you feeling miserable?”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“You think keeping people at a distance protects you, but by shutting out the bad stuff, you also shut out the good.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“You're afraid that me knowing something personal about you makes you vulnerable, but that's what a relationship is, Alix. That's what knowing someone is all about.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“You need to stop chewing on what-if and deal with what is.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“A celestial display,” she murmured. “You are basically going to see stars with that man.” Alix bared her teeth. It was the closest approximation to a smile that she could produce, given the misery she was feeling. There was more than one way to see stars, she thought. A bonk on the head could achieve the same effect.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“Dreams are never a mistake. Dreams are hope. Dreams give us a reason to get up in the morning. Dreams are optimism. They’re what keep us going when things feel impossibly tough. And you can always change the dream.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“Plans are only ever in our heads.” Alix strolled across to the tree. “Life generally has its own plan.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“But then I saw them together. I’d never seen Seb like that before. He was happy. And so was she. In the end, isn’t that what it’s all about? You can look at the facts and think they don’t make sense but then look at the reality and find that it does.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“It had taken years for her to understand that her mother’s way of coping with the big things in life was to focus on the small things. By the time you’d made beds, peeled potatoes, cleaned, dusted, shopped and ironed, there was no room for reflection. And if you made a list, you didn’t ever find yourself with a terrifying moment of emptiness. The longer the list, the less likely you were to find yourself with a gap in activities. A gap, she’d discovered, was a grief trap ready to snap its jaws closed.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“Her carefully constructed world was crumbling. Christy didn’t know what to do without structure. She was hanging by her fingers from the scaffolding of her old life. She felt confused. All she knew was that right now, in this moment, she felt happy. And that was enough.”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape

“Relationships are as individual as people, and I know Christy. I know when she’s unhappy or stressed.” “And do you also know when to step back?”
― Sarah Morgan, The Christmas Escape