Charming Artemis Quotes

“She’d spent so much of her life imagining a love story fit for a gothic novel and assuming that was what she wanted. This moment, though, this gentleman, this feeling of being cared for and cared about and important, topped every version of her own love story she’d ever imagined.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“We live in a world that too often discounts the strength of a quiet and loyal heart. Do not allow yourself to believe that. You have depths of strength and goodness that will serve you well all your life if you can learn to value them.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“Anything that will bring your wife joy is never a bad idea.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“Cry all you need. Holding back tears only makes them fall harder.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“A wise man once told me that no person ought ever to outgrow a love of being a little silly.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“The goodness of your heart brings peace to mine.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“He took her face gently in his hands and held her gaze. “I’ll make you a promise right here, right now, Artemis Jonquil. I will not ever, ever laugh at you. With you, yes, but never at you.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“Laughter is a glue too many underestimate. You can build a bond through happy moments that will see you through the sad ones.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“Being kind to children is not the same as being a good husband.”
“No, but it says a lot about a man’s heart.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“If he were here, he would give you a hug—he gave the very best hugs—and he would tell you it was perfectly acceptable to feel sad or to cry or be afraid. He would tell you he was proud of you and that he wanted you to be brave. Then he would say he loved you. And he would mean it.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“It does a fellow good to know he shares a trait with a parent. Gives him a sense of connection, like he belongs among his own family.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“He didn’t drop her hand, as she’d assumed he would, once she was standing but walked at her side, with her hand in his, their arms swinging between them like two old friends.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“He loved seeing children’s faces light up. Such small things managed it. Made a fellow feel like a regular hero.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“You are the best mama I ever had,” she said quietly. Persephone pulled her into an embrace. “How well I remember you saying that at Falstone Castle.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“Nieces and nephews are the best sort of distraction. I recommend you obtain a few.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“Nieces and nephews are the best sort of distraction,”
“I recommend you obtain a few.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“Small things change the course of lives more readily than all the grandest coincidences ever could.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“Accident chose better for me than my daydreams did, I daresay.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“You are an unwavering port in a storm, with a firm and abiding sense of right and wrong and an admirable dedication to the cause of the vulnerable.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“If more people were kind to children, were willing to make certain little ones knew they had value and were loved, what a difference that would make.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“I wonder sometimes which is more difficult: missing the kindnesses one once had or mourning the tender moments that never were.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“Not much can be said for me, but I am generally considered a good listener.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“What if everything proves even worse than I fear it will?”
“But, darling, what if it doesn’t?”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“What if everything proves even worse than I fear it will?
But, darling, what if it doesn’t?”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis

“There is nothing wrong with crying when you need to. Or laughing when your heart is happy. Or being very quiet when your mind is thinking about things.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Charming Artemis