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“Why does it always have to be that way? Why do good men always have to sacrifice themselves for others?

Because they believe that the rest of us are worth it.”
― Siri Mitchell, The Messenger

“This table is a pigeon trap. A dozen different forks and knives and spoons. Four different goblets. All of them just waiting to be knocked over or misapplied and mishandled. It’s a wonder anyone is ever tempted to eat.”
― Siri Mitchell, She Walks in Beauty

“Who has ever deserved anything they've been given? Love isn't about deserving,cara mia. It's about giving. And accepting. And sharing. The most worthy heart is also the most courageous.”
― Siri Mitchell, A Heart Most Worthy

“Your past is not as important as your future. Did you know that? Can't change anything about what you've been, but you can change who you'll become.”
― Siri Mitchell, Unrivaled

“Love is not some tool for manipulation. Love is a gift - love is from God. Love means everything.”
― Siri Mitchell, A Constant Heart

“But if it wasn't you, then who would I dream about?”
― Siri Mitchell, A Heart Most Worthy

“It was about sharing our lives. Building a dream. Starting a family. Together. It was about life being so much richer, so fuller, just because you were at my side.”
― Siri Mitchell, A Heart Most Worthy

“Love doesn't make you run away. Love makes you come back.”
― Siri Mitchell

“When I was a child, Mama had the best voice of all the members of the church. She had loved to sing. Her words had soared like an angel's over the swells of the organ. In fact, I now suspected, her entire theology had been taken from the hymnal.”
― Siri Mitchell, She Walks in Beauty

“The concept of the Trinity seems very esoteric and irrelevant in today's world, but it seems to me that only a faith embracing each person of the Trinity can save us from imbalance. While love without faith offers no hope, faith without love offers no mercy. We must have both faith and love or run the danger of discovering that, in the end, we have nothing at all.”
― Siri Mitchell, The Messenger

“But what they had achieved apart on the dance floors of the world was nothing compared to what they achieved together.”
― Siri Mitchell, A Heart Most Worthy

“You can wish or you can do." That's what the dean always said. "You might have done the wrong thing in the first place, but you don't have to do the wrong thing in the second place." That's way I always said.”
― Siri Mitchell, Love Comes Calling

“Maybe what God had done was give her a great gift. She'd come to this country helpless and friendless. She'd been given both friends and a family”
― Siri Mitchell, A Heart Most Worthy

“But it's no good preaching to a grief-stricken soul. And it can actually cause much harm. God is long-suffering in His patience, however, and infinite in His kindness,”
― Siri Mitchell, A Heart Most Worthy

“Laws have never been able to change human nature, and only God can change hearts.”
― Siri Mitchell, Love Comes Calling

“The problem wasn't drinking. The problem was people. And what they needed wasn't a new law; what they needed was a new heart.”
― Siri Mitchell, Love Comes Calling

“I curtsied. 'Thank you, Mr. Stansbury. And I apologize for my lack of grace.'
He bowed. 'Never apologize for being courageous, Miss Withersby.”
― Siri Mitchell, Like a Flower in Bloom

“A statue of Mary, sheltered inside, implied infinite peace. A listening ear. A willingness to give you the benefit of the doubt. God knew what he was doing when he gave Jesus a mother.”
― Siri L. Mitchell, The Cubicle Next Door

“No. I’m afraid it would be quite impossible to use a hammer without hammering.”
― Siri Mitchell, Like a Flower in Bloom

“There comes a time when even the thing you love betrays you...you have to know when it's time to give it up, I suppose. Doesn't mean you love it any less, of course. Just means it's time to move on. When you can't agree with the decisions that bind you, then you have to take your talents elsewhere.”
― Siri Mitchell, Like a Flower in Bloom

“I do understand! I understand what they do not, and that is you can only do with what you have. What God has given you. If you try to be anyone else, it is the worst thing that can happen because you cannot ever be them - and then you give up being you”
― Siri Mitchell, A Constant Heart

“Why do you always talk like that? With a hand in front of your mouth?” “Because it’s too large.” And I could not remember to think of peas and prunes and prisms. “Who told you that?” “My aunt.” “And what else has she told you?” “That I’m much too tall.” “Has she?” “Yes.” I said it in a whisper because Harry had come so very close and his lips were hovering just above mine. “I’m afraid that . . . I might just . . . kiss you. If that’s all right.” “Oh, Harry . . .” What a strange sensation, to feel Harry’s lips upon mine. So warm and gentle and giving. Especially when Franklin’s had been so hard and urgent and demanding. He broke away with a sigh. Placed a hand to either side of my neck and stared at me for a long moment . . . just stood there looking deeply into my eyes. And then he slid his hands down to my shoulders and clasped me to himself. “It seems just fine to me.” The words were whispered into my ear. “What does?” “Your mouth. And you. You’re perfect just the way you are.”
― Siri Mitchell, She Walks in Beauty

“I don’t understand the purpose for conversation if no one wants to hear anything unexpected. Isn’t that the reason for conversing?”
― Siri Mitchell, Like a Flower in Bloom

“It's the fault of people who made a law that can't be enforced and the fault of the people who could enforce it but don't and people like the mayor who ought to care but look the other way instead. But most of all, it's the fault of all the people who think it just doesn't matter. All the people who don't care what happens to others just as long as it doesn't affect them.”
― Siri Mitchell, Love Comes Calling

“Like a flower in bloom, I’ve discovered that it’s no good to try to adhere to some idealized type that has no basis in reality. I can only be what I am and offer up what petals I have, hoping that someone might look beyond what is supposed to be to what, in fact, actually is.”
― Siri Mitchell, Like a Flower in Bloom

“The bell sounded again. I coughed. “Aren’t you going to get that?” Mr. Trimble started. “Get what?” “The door. It’s something I used to do that I’m not to do anymore.” “Surely getting the door won’t interfere with your finding a husband.” “It might. I’ve never sought a husband before, so I’m sure I don’t know.”
― Siri Mitchell, Like a Flower in Bloom

“I’ve been pushed into something I don’t want, when what I really want is just to be wanted!”
― Siri Mitchell, Like a Flower in Bloom

“You don’t give up at the beginning just because you’re afraid of what might happen at the end. If it’s worth it, then it’s worth it,”
― Siri Mitchell, Love Comes Calling

“He took up my hand and looked me straight in the eyes. “You weren’t meant to hear it because it wasn’t true.” “It . . . wasn’t?” “No. You see, Franklin has always taken from me everything I ever wanted. And this time, I determined that he would not take you.”
― Siri Mitchell, She Walks in Beauty

“I decided I could spend my time worrying about doing the right thing in the eyes of people who were just waiting for me to do the wrong thing, or I could please myself instead.”
― Siri Mitchell, Like a Flower in Bloom