Nicola May > Quotes

“Only regret the things you don't do”
― Nicola May

“Love is friendship set on fire, isn’t that what they say though, mate?”
― Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay

“At this time of year, we’re bombarded with images of perfect lives, which bear as little relation to reality as tinsel does to gold.”
― Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay

“When you succeed, there’s no one to be proud of you, when you fail or do something wrong, there’s no one to be disappointed in you. It’s down to you to put that pressure on yourself, to make yourself proud – and that’s when you find out who you truly are.”
― Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay

“Sometimes in life, if you don’t know what to do: do nothing, say nothing and the answer will come to you. You are blessed.”
― Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay

“I can’t believe you didn’t pick up the signs of how much I fancy you. You – yes, you. Beautiful, kind, compassionate and talented Evie. With the amazing mop of blonde curls and figure to die for.”
― Nicola May, Christmas Evie

“Your children are not your children. They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”.”
― Nicola May, Meet Me in Cockleberry Bay

“It might feel like the end of everything now, but no one ever died of a broken heart, you know. We all get over it.”
― Nicola May, The Gift of Cockleberry Bay

“Amazon.”
― Nicola May, Meet Me in Cockleberry Bay

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― Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay

“You are not scared of heights – you are scared of falling. You are not scared of the dark – you are scared of what’s in it. You are not scared of the sea – you are scared of drowning.’ His voice softened. ‘I don’t always quote this last line…’ ‘Go on.’ Rosa urged. ‘You are not afraid to love – you are afraid of being loved back.”
― Nicola May, Meet Me in Cockleberry Bay

“Prosecco. ‘OK,”
― Nicola May, Meet Me in Cockleberry Bay

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― Nicola May, Meet Me in Cockleberry Bay

“Meet me where the sky touches the sea.”
― Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay

“Being a full-time mother is one of the highest paid jobs, since the payment is pure love.’ Mildred B. Vermont”
― Nicola May, The School Gates

“there’s no point letting your fear of what might happen let nothing happen.”
― Nicola May, Meet Me in Cockleberry Bay

“How does that work? You share everything with someone and then they become a stranger.”
― Nicola May, The Hub

“Rosa scrabbled for her key. ‘Don’t tell anyone, will”
― Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay

“The fears we don’t face become our limits,”
― Nicola May, Meet Me in Cockleberry Bay

“We were all human beings. If only everyone could co-exist in peace and harmony in a world where wealth could be shared around a bit, so poverty was not such an issue.”
― Nicola May, The Gift of Cockleberry Bay

“There was always somebody worse off than yourself. That’s why it was important never to judge a book by its cover.”
― Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay

“those dark thoughts will come, but that’s what they are – just thoughts. Think what you’ve got to think and then send them on their way. We are all just a series of thoughts really. Fill your head with as many good ones as you can. It might feel like the end of everything now, but no one ever died of a broken heart, you know. We all get over it.”
― Nicola May, The Gift of Cockleberry Bay

“Kahlil Gibran, from a book called The Prophet.”
― Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay