Shannon Baker > Quotes

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― Shannon Baker, Stripped Bare

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― Shannon Baker, Stripped Bare

“Rebuilding your life is like remodeling an old house. You don't know whether to know down walls or put up more.”
― Shannon Baker, Bitter Rain

“For me, the first and foremost challenge is plotting. How can I take all these really cool facts and other things I learn in research and fit them all together and add danger and intrigue and make it all keep building to a heart-stopping conclusion? After that is the sometimes plodding drudgery of getting it out of my head and onto paper (or screen). Now, I’m finding the push of marketing to be a challenge. So to sum this up: Plotting, Plodding, and Pushing.”
― Shannon Baker

“Because the goal in writing is always to get to the truth of a character, dig inside and find out what drives them and how they feel, I think there is a part of me in every character I write.”
― Shannon Baker

“Diane dropped her head back and sighed at the ceiling before giving me that exasperated big-sister tone. “We’re sisters. Always and forever. That means I love you even when I hate you. And it means I can hate you because I know you’ll always be there when I’m done hating you.” I worked my throat, but words wouldn’t come. “Okay, yeah. Maybe I didn’t think that before. But I don’t want to end up like Miriam and Debbie Fine. Old ladies who’ve lost the best gift life has to offer. Mom and Glenda are gone. But there’s you and me and Louise and Susan. And even Robert, Michael, Douglas, and Jeremy. And that’s a whole lot of love and hate right there.” She wavered in front of me, tears clouding my vision. Still, I couldn’t move or speak. “And Dad. It’s going to take the mighty power of the Fox clan to pull him back from this.” I nodded, the well inside me filling with a slow trickle. She took one step toward me. “Yesterday I hated you. Today I love you. And I know you’ll forgive me because out of all of us, you’re the one who never forgets: Family is the most important thing.”
― Shannon Baker, Exit Wounds

“You promise to love and cherish, and then the person you adore shows you what an asshole he is and you spend way too much time and energy expunging him from your life.” She”
― Shannon Baker, Broken Ties

“Dig deep into your heart. Find out what you love the most. What has driven you from the time you were a child? When you discover it, you’ll know what to choose.”
― Shannon Baker, Stripped Bare