Authentically, Izzy Quotes

“It took being forced into unwanted matchmaking for me to discover who I was, what I wanted, and my own perfect match. Isn’t that what we all want down deep? To be seen for who we are, even with all our flaws, and be loved anyway. Completely.”
― Pepper D. Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“Why are we always so surprised when God gives us something we’ve been praying for? It’s like we don’t believe He’s actually listening.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“Life is too precious to hesitate when God offers the opportunity for something even better than what we imagine.”
― Pepper D. Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“Someday a man will see behind your veil of introversion and catch a glimpse. Then he’ll stop at nothing to show you how he sees you—and you won’t be able to go back to anything less.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“When we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness—and call it love—true love.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“I don’t know if you can genetically acquire a love for books, but if so, I was doubly impacted.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“It’s about taking what you have within you, what God-given gifts you already possess, and falling in love with them. Making them work for your future. Uniquely. That’s how you make your life worth living, for yourself and others.”
― Pepper D. Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“The place where they lived within my heart is still being held for them, like a bookmark of sorts - waiting to see them again.”
― Pepper D. Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“... I've always found a lot of truth in romantic fiction. What's wrong with expecting a man to treat a woman well? To share excellent conversations? To have similar like - even unusual ones? To experience mutual respect and humor? What do these kinds of things seem more frequent in popular novels and Hallmark movies than in real life? Is it wrong to wait for a relationship like that?"

Authentically, Izzy”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“It may sound weird, but now I know that love looks a whole lot like hours of comfortable silence on the couch together, or snort-laughing over inside jokes, or gentle words and tender compliments that warm the heart more than speed up the pulse (though those are nice too).”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“However, I want to be clear from the outset that I’m coming with the sole purpose of meeting you.”
― Pepper D. Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“I learn and grow from what I read. I see in myself the pride of Lizzie Bennet, the misperceptions of Anne Shirley, the arrogance of Dorian Gray . . . and seek grace to become a better person without the same heartaches.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“Why are we always so surprised when God gives us something we've been praying for? It's like we don't believe He's actually listening.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“He hasn't mentioned anything about a romantic relationship, but I end up daydreaming about him so much more than a simple correspondence should inspire. Maybe I should end things now before my heart becomes more involved than it already is.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“Bookish friends are always worth an adventure, I think.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“It’s sad when there have been so many mean girls and heartless guys in the world that we forget the worthwhile ones are still out there, probably as hopeful in finding the “real thing” as we are.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“What you need is a deep breath and the right perspective.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“And, yes, I find nature a sure connection to a heavenly realm. It’s why I love my home so much. The air is clean, the breeze is constant, and the horizon never fails to remind me of my place in the world.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“I think—as strange as it may sound at the age of thirty—I’m beginning to realize who I am and what I want. Or, at least the realization is beginning to emerge.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“There is something immediately comfortable in meeting another avid reader. A companionship of words and shared worlds that I find difficult to emulate with nonreaders.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“Anne Frank, a very nonfiction person, captures it best, I think: “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy

“I don't know what's going to happen next. I don't know how we're going to make this relationship work, but I do know that he's worth every fear and insecurity I have, because when I'm with him, somehow I feel like I'm a better version of me. There's something incredibly special about that kind of...love? Dare I even think it? So I am going. And I am hoping. And whether all this turns out to be the perfect romance or not, somehow I know my heart needs to take this chance...to believe in my choices again. Brodie is worth it and so am I.”
― Pepper Basham, Authentically, Izzy