Christine Nolfi > Quotes

“We are each many people in a lifetime. We slip through versions of ourselves, no more staying in place than a fast-moving river.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“Guilt seared Rae. A child does not come naturally to deception. The art is learned through example.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“my dreams won’t matter if I don’t persevere to give them substance.”
― Christine Nolfi, Treasure Me

“We breathe life into our memories by celebrating those loved ones in conversation.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“Qui n’avance pas, recule.” A French proverb, one of Connor’s favorites. Who does not move forward, recedes. The proverb meant that life offers us the choice to evolve and accept the changes that inevitably come. Resist those changes, and we devolve into something less—a mere shadow of our true potential.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“Sometimes we must take the smallest step before finding the courage to leap.” “Frances,”
― Christine Nolfi, Sweet Lake

“Regardless of age, pitching in gave a child a sense of belonging and purpose.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“Many people were knocked down by misfortune. Most people, in fact—if they loved deeply enough or lived long enough. A friendship became estranged, or a marriage led to divorce. Illness sent you into a tailspin, or financial hardship erased your self-confidence.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Road She Left Behind

“We're all children of light and darkness. It's up to us to choose which side wins out.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“A light misting of tears glistened in her eyes, but she shook them off. Her pride had always been stronger than her heart.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Road She Left Behind

“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than”
― Christine Nolfi, The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves

“Leap, and the net will appear.” It”
― Christine Nolfi, The Road She Left Behind

“insouciance. “You’re not the only one who’s put in a long”
― Christine Nolfi, Four Wishes

“your past doesn’t inform your future unless you decide it should. Chase any dream. Be anything you want. Life isn’t fair, and it’s certainly kicked you around. Kick back. Find a big rainbow, and chase it.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Dream You Make

“have to worry about me.” “You’re my child, Rae. I’d protect you from life’s hardships if I could. Don’t let grief make you old before you really start living.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“the past was simply that—over, finished. It was more sensible to focus on the present, and the possibility of creating a better future.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Dream You Make

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― Christine Nolfi, The Tree of Everlasting Knowledge

“She built a good life because she was determined and knew she deserved better.”
― Christine Nolfi, Treasure Me

“She’d fall asleep with her head resting on his chest, the rise and fall of his breathing the perfect lullaby.”
― Christine Nolfi, Heavenscribe: Part Three

“The sleepless nights and the surges of anger- the storms of the heart came without warning.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“Use this time well, little mother. The minutes hurry away from us. They will not return, even if you try to call them back.”
― Christine Nolfi, Heavenscribe: Part Three

“No one gets through life without dealing with the bad stuff.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“Every day offers rebirth,”
― Christine Nolfi, The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves

“lowering,”
― Christine Nolfi, The Road She Left Behind

“Grief is hard. It hits you like a hammer. You can't prepare for those moments. They just come. In one respect it does get easier. You learn to expect the blows.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“one who gives charity in secret is greater than Moses.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves

“mayor’s fundraiser were bright orange and as big as index cards. They were also sequentially numbered. “Blossom, they’ll know if we take one.” Tyler leafed through the stack.”
― Christine Nolfi, Second Chance Grill

“Who does not move forward, recedes. The proverb meant that life offers us the choice to evolve and accept the changes that inevitably come. Resist those changes, and we devolve into something less—a mere shadow of our true potential.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“Hope lights the way.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm

“Or she let her temper at life’s irritations mask the unpredictable waves of acute sorrow.”
― Christine Nolfi, The Passing Storm