Christie Watson > Quotes

“Sometimes, things fall apart...so we can put them together in a new way. It is time to make things right.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“Sometimes we see only what we want to show ourselves.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“We must row in whatever boat we find ourselves in.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“If one imitates the upright, one becomes upright. If one imitates the crooked, one becomes crooked.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“An owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees the the less it talks.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain”
― Christie Watson, The Language of Kindness

“..there are two possible endings to every story.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“I wished for someone to hold me up. Suddenly someone was there.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“No daughter and mother ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“Beauty found a way to grow in the ugliest of places.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“There is nothing more powerful in the world than a naked woman.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“A person becomes part of their surroundings.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“Some things you cannot stop happening.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“Some things are more than we can understand.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“Sometimes words are more powerful than guns. And sometimes silence is more powerful than words. It is the things that are not said that are important.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“It is impossible to describe exactly what I learn, though I know it lies somewhere between science and art. It is all about the smallest details and understanding how they make the biggest difference.”
― Christie Watson, The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story

“When looking at her I imagine my childhood and I live it all over again. Having children is getting to live two lives.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“We will meet people on the way: patients, relatives and staff - people you may recognize already. Because we are all nursed at some point in our lives. We are all nurses.”
― Christie Watson, The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story

“Nursing is a career that demands a chunk of your soul on a daily basis. The emotional energy needed to care for people at their most vulnerable is not limitless and there have been many days when, like most nurses, I have felt spent, devoid of any further capacity to give. I feel lucky that my family and friends are forgiving. Betty”
― Christie Watson, The Language of Kindness

“...pride for men is like love for women. Very strong. The most important thing for men is pride.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“I always want her to know she is loved. But I will make my own mistakes, I know. I can only hope that she will forgive me for those; forgiveness is all a parent can hope for.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“I am so happy, to be your mama.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“Sometimes the sky is too blue.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“I danced out my pain...It felt like praying, like flying.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“Sometimes even if you think something is wrong, it must be done.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“The words were out. The truth was hanging in the air..”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Marie Curie”
― Christie Watson, The Language of Kindness

“Se gandea la o lume in care nu existau decat copaci, fara oameni. Ce liniste ar fi atunci.”
― Christie Watson, Where Women Are Kings

“At first I had not understood Mama. But as I grew older, maybe not wiser, certainly more realistic, I realized she did the best she could. She loved me, in her own way. Not everyone is born to be a mother. It does not come naturally to some women.”
― Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away

“I tried to close my imagination, but it stayed open like a book that has been read too often.”
― Christie Watson