Linda Barrett > Quotes

“I want you to remember this—you and I are in this life together. All the way. We don’t run just because we get sacked a few times.”
― Linda Barrett, Quarterback Daddy

“I’ve read that the dying often wait to be by themselves. They need the freedom to go, with nobody holding them back.”
― Linda Barrett, Quarterback Daddy

“Because of you. I fell in love with you, Alexis Brown, and I
don’t want to lose you over a glass of champagne.”
― Linda Barrett, Quarterback Daddy

“You’re facing it now, and it’s never too late.”
― Linda Barrett, Quarterback Daddy

“That dog’s smarter than I am.” She winked at Ash, and Ashley giggled. Then she left the house. Kristin gazed through the window and in the near distance, saw Rick, Madison, Danny and Quincy on their boat coming into dock. She immediately understood what her daughter hadn’t voiced. The dog’s real family was here now. Ashley would be left out. “The hordes will want lunch, so I’ve got to leave,” said Cathy. “I came over to invite you guys to supper. We’ll grill outside - very informal. I hope you can make it.” Kristin did not have a social calendar, but neither was she sure about having Rick’s “hands-on” family in her personal life. Still, after last night’s get together, it was probably too late for keeping many secrets. “What can we bring to the party?” “Oh, goody!” Cathy was back in form. “Rick will be happy.” The two women walked outside in time to see Quincy race toward Ashley and cover her with kisses. “Ugh!” Ashley protested. “You’re all wet and yucky, Quince.” She stepped back. “You would be too if you kept jumping in the lake for a swim.” Rick joined them, tee shirt soaked, hair standing on end. Eyes bright. He jerked his head toward his sister. “From now on, it’s either the hound or your monsters. Not both.” She punched him lightly on the arm. “Sure, sure, sure. When I see it, I’ll believe it. Ricky, the kids play you the way you play a fish - pulling in the line, letting it out, pulling it in until they catch you. And they always catch you.” She grinned at Kristin. “A real fish might escape, but this fish doesn’t have a chance with the kids. He”
― Linda Barrett, Summer at the Lake

“I’m sorry, Ali, but I’m not ready to make such a big decision.” Laura McCloud sat at the kitchen table across from her sister the morning after their mother’s funeral sipping coffee and nibbling a piece of dry toast. Her Boston home had overflowed with visitors the evening before, but she and Ali were alone now. The house was almost back in order. Leftovers filled the refrigerator shelves--not that she had much of an appetite.”
― Linda Barrett, The House on the Beach

“Crazy like a mother.”
― Linda Barrett, Summer at the Lake

“jealous. Too much time on his hands.”
― Linda Barrett, Pilgrim Cove: Books 1-4

“Quincy, however, didn’t seem ready to lose his new friend. He tucked his head under Ashley’s arm, looked up with adoring eyes and licked her on her cheek and neck. His tail wagged so hard, its breeze gave Kristin goose bumps. “He likes me!” The delight in Ashley’s voice was unmistakable as she hugged the big canine.”
― Linda Barrett, Summer at the Lake

“A marriage at the breaking point required a lot of untangling between two people. A lot of talking.”
― Linda Barrett, Family Interrupted

“season.”
― Linda Barrett, The House on the Beach

“crying by this time, but so was I, and I wasn’t ashamed. Grief had a way of sneaking up on a person. It lay in wait and pounced when your back was turned. Or it clung with sticky fingers twenty-four/seven, giving no reprieve.”
― Linda Barrett, Family Interrupted

“The trouble with perfectionists,” he mused, “is that they always think about the occasional failure instead of all the successes.”
― Linda Barrett, Summer at the Lake

“chair, expecting to hear Bridget McCloud’s voice rise in greeting. She leaned against the wall between the kitchen and dining room and tried to catch her breath.  Why was she so surprised? Two and a half weeks in Pilgrim Cove couldn’t erase a lifetime of love and memories. The heavy silence, however, reinforced her new reality. She was alone. A feeling which seemed much stronger here than at Sea View House. And not because of the kitten.  Laura walked slowly to her bedroom and automatically began to undress. During her time in Pilgrim Cove, she’d gotten involved with people. Funny, how she seemed so connected to the town after”
― Linda Barrett, The House on the Beach

“here to read the rest of the story!”
― Linda Barrett, The Daughter He Never Knew

“You’re here to work with Sandy Page.”
― Linda Barrett, Summer at the Lake

“And they began to move to the music, quickly learning each other’s nuances. They soon danced with fluidity and grace, as though they’d been partners a hundred times before. “You really move well,” she said softly. “A natural.”
― Linda Barrett, Summer at the Lake

“From Jason Parker—I came back after nine years because I couldn’t outrun the pain. Prom night. A car wreck. My twin brother gone. Our music gone with him. Except not. I’ve got platinum behind me, and what does it mean? Nothing without the folks I love. Less than nothing without Lila Sullivan. She’s always been the one, the only one for me. Bless Bart Quinn for lending me Sea View House. My daughter was conceived there a long time ago. But I didn’t know anything about her all those years. Folks might call Katie The Daughter He Never Knew, and they’d be right. But I know her now. As for her mom and me…? Sea View House came through for us again. Our wedding took place right there. I believe in the magic. I believe in happily ever after. If that’s not love, what is?”
― Linda Barrett, Her Long Walk Home

“At its best, parenthood was a challenge. At its worst, it was a struggle through quicksand.”
― Linda Barrett, Summer at the Lake

“was. Laura saw it more as an opportunity to spend three months in”
― Linda Barrett, The House on the Beach

“Alison’s hand reached for hers. “I’ll support any decision you make, sis, but are you sure you really want to be alone?”
― Linda Barrett, The House on the Beach