Julie Hatcher > Quotes

“Mom’s calling on the other line. She’s so far up my ass lately, she’ll probably meet the baby before I do.” “Oh, sweetie,” I said. “That’s not where your baby is.”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“Sometimes people find themselves in love with someone who doesn’t return their affections, but that does not invalidate the feeling, because it is always beautiful”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“Love is something we can all understand, whether romantic, platonic, or the sort we have for family. Love is the little silver thread connecting all of humanity, around the globe, century to century, forevermore.”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“Went searching for love And found it everywhere Just opened my eyes —Emma Rini”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“Life was composed of a million tiny moments”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“Apparently life in the 1850s made me extra dramatic. Perhaps I’d soon swoon.”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“My family, who I loved dearly, had absolutely drained me, for years, and they hadn’t even noticed. I’d had to move to another town just to find the time to cry.”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“Love is the little silver thread connecting all of humanity, around the globe, century to century, forevermore.” ~ Not Quite by the Book”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“We share what we love with the people we love.”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“Love is the little silver thread connecting all of humanity, around the globe, century to century, forevermore.”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“Had I equated service with worthiness and created my own misery in the process?”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“I want to make the shop pet friendly. A place where people can bring their pets and hang out with a good book.”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“No one was promised another day.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“The real you is authentic, kind, and relatable.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“Life isn’t fair, and it isn’t what you make of it, she thought. Life is what you’re willing to accept.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“and timing was everything, wasn’t it?”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“I was headed for burnout before,” she said. “Now, I’m heading for balance.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“The heroine of her story would find peace for her future and release the frustrations of her past. She’d know she couldn’t change the past, nor could she control what anyone other than herself chose to do, say, think, or feel. She’d heal. Choose peace. And move on.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“I’m done trying to make everyone else happy at my own expense,”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“Are we living our best lives? Or have we fallen into the rhythm of basic existence.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“This was Hallie’s life. Tessa didn’t have to understand it or agree with it to support it. She just had to love Hallie, and she did.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“In most cases, one person’s change almost always impacts others. I guess you’ll find out who’s on your side pretty quickly now.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“The words hit differently because the heart in question was mine, and I was determined to stop it from breaking. I just wasn’t sure how.”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“We’re confident, capable women. We should be doing more of what we want.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“People were such creatures of habit. Change is hard, she thought.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“I caused ripples in my family. Had a huge fight with my pregnant sister.”
― Julie Hatcher, Not Quite by the Book

“In reality, unfortunately, she was a woman fighting to reclaim herself in the midst of a messy reality she’d accidentally designed.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“It wasn’t fair that life could be so fleeting.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential

“There’s nothing wrong with you,” Tessa said. Her hackles rose at the very notion. “You are perfect. Anyone who says differently can piss off. They aren’t your people. All those followers who checked out when you showed them something unfiltered and real are not your followers. Your true followers will stay, and new followers will come. And they will delight in all aspects of you.” “Yes!” Hallie agreed. “When the people at your table stop seeing your value, you’re at the wrong table. You just have to find a new place to sit.”
― Julie Hatcher, Book Club Confidential