Annie Cabot > Quotes

“Nothing made Maggie happier than to feed her children. She loved the sound of forks clinking against plates. Talking over one another and laughing was the best noise coming from either the kitchen or the dining room. She had known that her children would leave her one day, but until they did, she was determined to create memories that would stay with them their entire lives. Those memories were the ones they would share with their own children, and new traditions would be built around them.”
― Annie Cabot, Key Lime Garden Inn

“There is no perfect place, no perfect relationship. There is only life and how you choose to live it. Don’t wait, Maggie. Live your life and share it with others.”
― Annie Cabot, Key Lime Garden Inn

“My advice to you is not to push your mother away. It’s hard to talk to someone who doesn’t want to listen. When two people only want to be heard but don’t want to listen, nothing gets accomplished. You want your mother to hear you. I get that, but you need to listen to her as well. Give her a chance.”
― Annie Cabot, Key Lime Garden Inn

“Beautiful moments don't wait for convenient timing.”
― Annie Cabot, Captiva Café

“CAPTIVA”
― Annie Cabot, Return to Captiva

“to be the partner she wanted to be, she first needed to become the person she was meant to be.”
― Annie Cabot, Captiva Cottage

“Lauren took a sip of her wine”
― Annie Cabot, Captiva Cabana

“What truly matters now is whether you know yourself. Do you know who you are? Do you know what you want? These are the questions you should be asking yourself.”
― Annie Cabot, Key Lime Garden Inn

“The Spaniards had called Captiva and its neighboring islands "Las Islas de Cautivas"—The Islands of the Captives. Some historians believed this referenced the Calusa taking Spanish captives, while others maintained it stemmed from female captives held by pirates. Either way, the name had stuck, eventually shortening to simply "Captiva.”
― Annie Cabot, Captiva Café

“Emotionally destabilized negotiating partners are more likely to make concessions.”
― Annie Cabot, Captiva Café

“in”
― Annie Cabot, Captiva Hearts

“A woman’s path isn’t a straight line, Maggie, but if you stop resisting, if you stop fighting against the changes and let them come, you can ride an amazing wave.”
― Annie Cabot, Key Lime Garden Inn

“When you don’t know what to do, it’s best you don’t do anything except stop, take a break from any major decisions, and figure out what makes you happy.”
― Annie Cabot, Key Lime Garden Inn

“my body. But I go back in October for more scans because that’s how cancer works. It keeps you feeling like a patient for years, even after they can’t find any.” “Are you nervous?”
― Annie Cabot, Return to Captiva