Stacy Sivinski > Quotes

“love isn’t meant to be like that, fixed and unrelenting. It needs room to grow, to make mistakes and turn into something new. It has to account for the living parts of yourself.”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Crescent Moon Tearoom

“Today, I taught the girls the recipe for happiness: a strong cup of vanilla tea with two spoonfuls of sugar and enough courage to weave your dreams into the fabric of the everyday.”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Crescent Moon Tearoom

“Beatrix found herself writing short stories about characters who were able to convey her desires and deepest fears in ways that she couldn't dream of articulating out loud. It had helped her, somehow, to know that the most profound parts of herself couldn't be captured through anything she said. They could only be experienced when stretched out on the page, where her scattered thoughts fell into unexpected patterns and wove something that finally made sense." (Page 27)”
― Stacy Sivinski

“Perhaps it was the discomfort that comes in the moments when you must decide whether or not to tell the truth, to let your hidden confidences become the heart of spoken conversations.”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Crescent Moon Tearoom

“Just because you care about someone doesn't mean you have to stay the same person forever. Sometimes, you can love the people in your life so much that you become afraid of what might happen when you start to change. The threat of loss keeps us from taking a risk, and the dreams we have remain just that, fantasies. But love isn't meant to be like that, fixed and unrelenting. It needs room to grow, to make mistakes and turn into something new. It has to account for the living parts of yourself.”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Witching Moon Manor

“You know, just because you care about someone doesn’t mean you have to stay the same person forever. Sometimes, you can love the people in your life so much that you become afraid of what might happen when you start to change. The threat of loss keeps us from taking a risk, and the dreams we have remain just that, fantasies. But love isn’t meant to be like that, fixed and unrelenting. It needs room to grow, to make mistakes and turn into something new. It has to account for the living parts of yourself.”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Crescent Moon Tearoom

“when it was most needed, companionship on days where winter seemed to reside within someone’s very soul, and perhaps even a tear or two whenever a particular turn of phrase brought back memories that had been buried beneath the weight of daily burdens.”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Crescent Moon Tearoom

“There was a world of meaning in that word: “sister.” It bespoke ties of love and longing that were so entangled nothing could sever them, not even death.”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Witching Moon Manor

“You know, just because you care about someone doesn’t mean you have to stay the same person forever. Sometimes you can love the people in your life so much you become afraid of what might happen when you start to change. The threat of loss keeps us from taking a risk and the dreams we have remain just that - fantasies. But love isn’t meant to be like that - fixed and unrelenting. It needs room to grow to, to make mistakes, and to turn into something new. It has to account for the living parts of yourself.”
― Stacy Sivinski

“books would be lifelong friends, stories that people would reread every year to feel a sense of welcomed familiarity and satisfaction. They would bring a laugh”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Crescent Moon Tearoom

“It’s time to embrace the future… And stop lingering in the past.”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Crescent Moon Tearoom

“You’ll soon learn that if you keep your writing to yourself until it feels perfect, no one will ever read it,”
― Stacy Sivinski, The Crescent Moon Tearoom