Kate Jacobs > Quotes

“The thing is, that when you're young, you always think you'll meet all sorts of wonderful people, that drifting apart and losing friends is natural. You don't worry, at first, about the friends you leave behind. But as you get older, it gets harder to build friendships. Too many defenses, too little opportunity. You get busy. And by the time you realize that you've lost the dearest best friend you've ever had, years have gone by and you're mature enough to be embarrassed by your attitude and, frankly, by your arrogance.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“Sometimes suffering is just suffering,” she told Gus. “It doesn't make you stronger. It doesn't build character. It only hurts.”
― Kate Jacobs, Comfort Food

“And there's always a better time than right now and there always will be. But right now is what we've got.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“Cat, I'll let you in on a little secret. We don't all love our jobs every day. And doing something you have passion for doesn't make the work part of it any easier...It just makes you less likely to quit.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“Life isn't a straightforward climb up the ladder. It can take a few slips to really gain perspective.”
― Kate Jacobs

“So this was it. You take a wrong step and you end up wearing yesterday's underwear, sitting on the carpet trying to teach yourself how to knit. And even that doesn't work. She never expected it to be so hard. Life.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“We don't always get what we deserve," she replied, patting James over his heart. "Sometimes we get more; sometimes we get less. At least we get something.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“There's money, and then there's class. The two are often separated.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“There's the life we dream, the life we deserve, and the life we get. I'll take what I got over what I deserve any day.”
― Kate Jacobs

“... everyone has to knit when they're here. ... But not every person has to use yarn.”
― Kate Jacobs

“Whether a person is physically in front of you or not, the love remains.”
― Kate Jacobs

“It gave her a feeling of her own power, to make something practical and beautiful just by using her own skill and creativity. It inspired her.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“But what Dakota most enjoyed about the beginning of winter was the crispness of the air (that practically demanded the wearing of knits) and the way that tough New Yorkers - on the street, in elevators, in subways - were suddenly willing to risk a smile. To make a connection with a stranger. To finally see one another after strenuously avoiding eye contact all year.”
― Kate Jacobs

“Seeing a patter doesn't mean you know how to put it all together. Take baby steps: don't focus on the folks whose skills are far beyond your own. When you're new to something-or you haven't tried it in a while-it can feel impossibly hard to get it right. Every misstep feels like a reason to quit. You envy everyone else who seems to know what they're doing. What keeps you going? The belief that one day you'll also be like that: Elegant. Capable. Confident. Experienced. And you can be. All you need now is enthusiasm. A little bravery. And-always-a sense of humor.”
― Kate Jacobs, Knit Two

“And failure, if you want to know, Dakota, is just another opportunity to try again.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“It's all about getting the hand of things. Easy does it; take it easy. You'll figure everything out in time. But for right now, just keep trying. Pay attention and avoid the temptation to go further than you're ready. Talk less. And listen more.”
― Kate Jacobs, Knit Two

“...An honest conversation with anyone is a form of praying.”
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“Things work out better when you're straight up.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“I believe sometimes medical issues just happen--they're not cosmic tests; they're not retribution for all the naughty things you've done over a lifetime. It's not some moral righting of the universe. It's just something going wonky with the wiring...And I think God cries when we're in pain; he cries with us and he supports us. But I also believe he stands back and lets us sort things out. Lets the doctors do their work. Lets your body heal itslef.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“It's a scary thing, when a person you admire is suddenly revealed to be absolutely, truly human.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“Especially in a world that doesn't need homemade anything.That's when we need homemade everything.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“Women do amazing, creative, wonderful things.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“It's easy to look back and think how we could make only the good things happen to us,' counseled Catherine, still swishing her mop to and fro, spreading dirty water instead of soaking it up. 'But that's not how we become ourselves. You are mad who you are by the bad stuff, the little things, as much as the great triumphs and big decisions.”
― Kate Jacobs, Knit Two

“Knitting had done more than provide her with a living; it had soothed her soul through more struggles than she could count.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“Better to live your life open rather than exist on borrowed time, waiting for the great unmasking.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“There's money, and then there's class.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“knit and purl These stitches are the fundamentals of knitting and are the basis of every garment. The knit stitch is a series of flat, vertical loops that produces a knitted fabric face and the purl stitch is its reverse. One side is smooth, the other bumpy. Knit is what you show the world; purl is the soft, nubbly underside you keep close to the skin.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“You'll have lots of questions to answer as you get older. Who you are. Who you want to be. What you think about things. Like politics. And romances. And whether you'll be able to speak out or keep your mouth shut. It's always a challenge to work out the best way to live your life, and as much as everyone tells you what to do, ultimately how you do things is up to you.”
― Kate Jacobs

“Starting again: there's a secret hope that makes you hold on, to dream that you'll get it right someday, that you'll go back and take it up again and it will finally come out right. That this time all the pieces will fit. The mistake is waiting until you feel renewed enough to give it another try. You simply have to pick up the needles and keep at it anyway.”
― Kate Jacobs, The Friday Night Knitting Club

“A great measure of a man is how he reacts to a midnight awakening when there's no fire or burglar in sight.”
― Kate Jacobs, Knit Two