Addison Cole > Quotes

“people are shaped by love, hatred, choices, strengths, and insecurities, and capturing their essence is a beautiful thing.”
― Addison Cole, Sweet Escape at Bayside

“We’re all broken. So what? None of us get through this life without bumps, bruises, and a few shattered dreams. What matters is what we do with the unshattered ones.”
― Addison Cole, Sweet Escape at Bayside

“oceans convert that carbon dioxide into a large percentage of the oxygen we breathe. Destroying the sharks could destroy our oceans and our life support system,”
― Addison Cole, The Art of Loving Lacy

“The strength and ability to survive comes from within.”
― Addison Cole, Promise of a New Beginning

“if we mess up one day, the next day is a chance to make it better or move past it. It’s a gift of another chance. A new beginning.” She”
― Addison Cole, Sweet Passions at Bayside

“Because you’re strong enough to be weak when you need to. That’s a blessing. Most people are so hardened to their feelings that they mask them.”
― Addison Cole, Nights at Seaside

“The heart of the foundation has to be open enough, and secure enough, to allow that change to happen and to accept it even when it hurts or when it makes the appearance of the foundation not quite as attractive.”
― Addison Cole, Unraveling the Truth About Love

“I swear people should have thought bubbles over their heads”
― Addison Cole, Sweet Escape at Bayside

“SEASIDE WAS A small community of one-, two-, and three-bedroom cottages, most of which had been owned by the same families for decades. Leanna’s grandfather had purchased their cottage before she was born. Her family had spent a few weeks each summer at the cottage, and during their visits, her parents kept them on the go. Between afternoons at the beach, walking through quaint nearby towns, and evening family-oriented concerts, it left little downtime, and the downtime they’d enjoyed had been spent at Seaside. She was glad for the friendships she’d fostered in the community and even more pleased that they’d lasted this long. She couldn’t imagine her summers without her Seaside friends.”
― Addison Cole, Read, Write, Love at Seaside

“She was tough as nails and soft as silk.”
― Addison Cole, Sweet Escape at Bayside

“kissed her cheek and”
― Addison Cole, Read, Write, Love at Seaside

“fame, cars, high-rise apartments—it’ll all mean nothing without a full heart.”
― Addison Cole, Unraveling the Truth About Love

“oceans absorb most of the carbon dioxide that we put into the atmosphere?”
― Addison Cole, The Art of Loving Lacy

“We all have broken pieces, and we have choices to make. We can either tiptoe around those pieces forever and let them guide our happiness, or if we’re lucky, we can find someone who has a broom, a dustpan, and a bottle of glue, and try to make it work.”
― Addison Cole, A Love So Sweet

“renovating the artist’s studio that sat nestled among a grouping of trees on the far side of the property. Initially, Kurt thought he might use the studio as a writing retreat separate from where he lived, with the idea that leaving the cottage to work might give him a chance to actually have a life and not feel pressure to write twenty-four-seven. What he found was that the studio was too far removed from the sights and sounds that inspired him, and it made him feel like even”
― Addison Cole, Read, Write, Love at Seaside

“I’m all for sharing yourself with whoever you feel will bring you pleasure, until you find the one whose pleasure you could never live without.”
― Addison Cole, Promise of a New Beginning

“Sometimes the only way to work things out is to reach deep inside and pull out the muck so you can see a little clearer. If I’m here to dig you out every step of the way, you’ll never want or need to clear the way yourself.”
― Addison Cole, Promise of a New Beginning