Debora Geary > Quotes

“The greatest impediment to women's liberation is dumb commercials.”
― Debora Geary, Matchmakers 2.0

“For the rest of her life, hope was going to smell a little bit like bacon.”
― Debora Geary

“Toddlers are germ-warfare machines in a cute package"
- Debora Geary”
― Debora Geary, Witches Under Way

“Roses are red, violets are blue,
This room's a psycho shopping zoo.
The fashion's a disaster, the mirrors are large,
And somebody left a crazy lady with needles in charge.”
― Debora Geary, Witches Under Way

“Only two bags, huh?" Helga was eighty, feisty, and the fastest knitter Elsie had ever seen. “We’ll have to work on that. It’s not a respectable stash until it has its own room.”
― Debora Geary, Witches on Parole

“Seeing the future sounds cool until you get this two-second flash and have no idea what it means, or if it will really happen.”
― Debora Geary, A Modern Witch

“Some of us need the love of others to see ourselves clearly in the mirror.”
― Debora Geary, Witches Under Way

“To walk at the side of an amazing woman is a journey all its own,”
― Debora Geary, An Unlikely Witch

“Knowing where you’re headed is one thing.  Knowing how to get there is often the tricky part.”
― Debora Geary, A Different Witch

“I heard that you don't win a fight by surviving. You win it by changing the rules, by being smart and being brave enough to look past what you always thought was true. You win by knowing the truth matters, and it's the truth inside you that matters most.”
― Debora Geary, Witches in Flight

“Used to being looked at.”  A tiny smile lit Moira’s face.  “But I think perhaps she’s not used to being seen.”
― Debora Geary, A Celtic Witch

“A true partner does that, you know.  Helps to bring the very best parts of who you are to the surface.”
― Debora Geary, An Imperfect Witch

“It’s love that is at the very core of witch tradition, my darling girl.  The rest is just trappings.”
― Debora Geary, A Hidden Witch

“Hard work is never quite finished.”  Strong old hands ladled out two bowls of soup.  “But life doesn’t need to be perfect to be celebrated.”
― Debora Geary, An Imperfect Witch

“I wasn’t a witch until last Wednesday,” Lauren said.  “I don’t know how to handle this.” “You’ve always been a witch, sweetheart.  You just didn’t know.”
― Debora Geary, A Modern Witch

“But the Irish knew that grief could walk hand in hand with life.  “There will still be tears.  Seek them out and honor them.”
― Debora Geary, An Unlikely Witch

“Those of us with big feelings need to voyage into the unknown.  It helps to shape who we are, to give name to those tumultuous forces inside us.  But it’s not without risk.  There will be mistakes, and pain, and failure, along with the triumphs.”
― Debora Geary, Witches in Flight

“Sometimes, the hardest thing of all is being tossed on the winds. ”
― Debora Geary, An Imperfect Witch

“There is value in knowing you are a smart, strong woman.  And there is value in knowing that smart, strong women can make less-than-perfect choices.”
― Debora Geary, Witches in Flight

“You ever thought about working on the game-design side of things?” Sharp pleasure.  And doubt.  “You hire girls?” Nell tried not to let the steam blow out her ears.  This was freaking 2014.  “We hire great coders who can think.” ”
― Debora Geary, A Dangerous Witch

“There are moments in our lives when we open—when our eyes and hearts see a little more clearly and our souls float a little closer to the surface.” ”
― Debora Geary, Witches in Flight

“the best conversations wandered and twisted around.  Sometimes you learn more that way than traveling in straight lines. ”
― Debora Geary, A Modern Witch

“Samhain is a night for families to gather.  Those who share blood and those who share places in the heart.  To measure what is theirs as the darkness comes, and to look toward what will come when the sun rises on a new day.”
― Debora Geary, An Imperfect Witch

“Friends who can accept you, even when the rules change like that, are gold.”
― Debora Geary, A Modern Witch

“When the babies laugh, it comes all the way from way down in their toes.  So I figure there must be something pretty special hidden down there.”
― Debora Geary, An Unlikely Witch

“We knitters know all about addiction, dear. The trick is to pick passions that fuel your soul.”
― Debora Geary, Witches in Flight

“The orb sat, exhausted and astonished.  In a thousand years and more—it had never been thanked for failure.”
― Debora Geary, An Unlikely Witch

“Words have power.  And when you put them out there, it makes them real for other people, and maybe it changes the world a little.”  He shrugged.  “Or maybe it changes you.” ”
― Debora Geary, Witches Under Way

“There’s nothing more wonderful than learning what a soul wants to become and giving it a little help.” ”
― Debora Geary, An Unlikely Witch

“was no such thing as a gift that gave only to one.  Nat hugged her ribs.  A reminder to herself to keep her heart open.  To be ready when joy came knocking.”
― Debora Geary, An Unlikely Witch