Bryan Mooney > Quotes

“They say if a man looks you in the eye for more than six seconds straight, he either wants to murder you or have sex.”
― Bryan Mooney, Love Letters

“Never marry a man who won’t listen to you or who doesn’t respect you, no matter how sexy he may appear.”
― Bryan Mooney, Love Letters

“We always believed that how you spend New Year’s Eve is how you spend the rest of the year.”
― Bryan Mooney, Love Letters

“Whoa. Oh, my God, this is a treat and a treasure. Most women don’t get to read love letters, and far fewer have love letters written to them. What do we have here? Most men have trouble writing and remembering a grocery list.”
― Bryan Mooney, Love Letters

“One takes so many things for granted until they are denied and the desire is heightened.”
― Bryan Mooney, Love Letters

“She addressed the book softly, and other times, inquisitively. “Jack, am I crazy for thinking about doing this again? Should I wait?” Each time he gave her the answer she needed with an all-knowing silence.”
― Bryan Mooney, Love Letters

“Your life is a blank canvas,” her mother always told her. “It is what you make of it.”
― Bryan Mooney, Love Letters

“portabellas.”
― Bryan Mooney, Christmas Actually

“Hospitals make their own revenue streams by readmitting patients to the hospital for days on end as a result of something the hospitals themselves caused. Botched surgeries. Infections. You name it. They get to bill the government to pay for their own mistakes.”
― Bryan Mooney, A Christmas Flower

“he asked them. “Too long. Don’t be such a stranger. Stop by if you’re in our neighborhood. We would love to sit and chat. We can talk about the good old days and we got lots of pictures and stories from Tuscany.” “Will do. Enjoy the evening.” Jack turned and was face to face with their daughter, Patti. “Hi, Jack,” she whispered. “Great to see you again,” she said and kissed him on the cheek. “It was so good to talk with you the other day. It meant a lot to see you.” He watched her as she started to walk away and turned to him and say, “I wanted to let you know that after we talked I gave my husband a phone call. Eric and I decided to get back together. We’ve shared a lot of history, and we’re at least going to give it one last try to see if we can make it work. Thanks for everything, Jack. Bye.” She kissed him on the cheek. Jack saw Hope walking across the floor. “She’s pretty. Who was that?” glancing at Patti walk away. “An old and dear friend. Both Charley and I had a crush on her when we were younger. I’ll introduce you to her and her mom and dad later. You’ll like her.” More people filed inside to an already full hall. Soon it was standing room only. Jack turned to Hope and whispered, “I can’t believe this. We’ve had over twenty businesses make donations to the veterans’ fund to help support job training and for overseas servicemen’s wives and families. We also got money from the Yankee Bookshop, the Woodstock Inn, the Billings Farm Museum, the bank, and Bentleys Restaurant. They all donated money.” “That’s great,” she said excitedly. “And we’ve received over thirty new membership requests for the Veterans Post and that’s just yesterday. This is better than I ever expected. And four companies have committed to hiring more vets locally, including King Arthur Flour Company. They’re planning to build a new distribution center just west of town. I can’t believe all of this is happening.” “You should,” Hope said. “I remember you sat down right over there at that table and laid out what you wanted to see happen and you kept working on it until it did. I’m so proud of you.” He hugged her close and kissed her. He never wanted to let her go. The distinct fragrance of fresh balsam, pine, and holly filled”
― Bryan Mooney, Christmas in Vermont: A Very White Christmas

“lookout”
― Bryan Mooney, It's a Wonderful Christmas