J.E. Rowney > Quotes

“It’s not easy to explain how or why I’m so in-vested in this woman. Since I first set eyes upon her, I knew that she could do better. She could be better. Sophie has so much potential, she just needs the right person to draw it out of her – and I’m certain that person is me.”
― J.E. Rowney, Other People's Lives

“Some things, broken though they might be, could be rebuilt into something better.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“Even though she was on her own now, she had made a commitment to herself to continue cooking for herself. There would be no ready meals, no shortcuts. Something about creating food from scratch was healing, like proving to herself that she could nurture and sustain without losing herself in the process.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“daughter,”
― J.E. Rowney, The Book Swap

“Now she was on her own she appreciated the smaller details all the more.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“That’s what real love is, Isla. It’s not about the good times. It’s about holding each other up when things fall apart.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“That's what real love is, Isla. It's not about the good times. It's about holding each other up when things fall apart.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“All those little earthquakes can trigger the kind of seismic shift that sets off that final tsunami. Big endings have to start somewhere.”
― J.E. Rowney, Other People's Lives

“you pull a slow three-point turn. Headlights sweep the”
― J.E. Rowney, King of Christmas: A Choose Your Own Path Psychological Thriller

“We might not have the fanciest house or the latest gadgets, but we have trust. We have honesty. When things get tough, we face them together.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“It wasn’t that he wanted to avoid being with other people, he just didn’t want to put in any kind of unnecessary effort to seek out friendship.”
― J.E. Rowney, The Other Passenger

“Healing, Isla realized, wasn't about forgetting- it was about learning to wear your scars with grace.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“Isla couldn’t shake the feeling that she was standing on the edge of something far more treacherous than a mere overhang. She just hoped she wouldn’t fall.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“Everything we do, it’s for both of us. What would we do without each other?”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“When we meet someone new, particularly somebody whom we wish to impress, or at least not send running, we emphasise the positive and try our absolute best not to let them see the fragments of our personalities that might be best hidden away.”
― J.E. Rowney, Other People's Lives

“That line about there being a great woman behind every great man was true in his case, but what they didn’t mention was that the great woman could also be a moody bitch.”
― J.E. Rowney, The Other Passenger

“Especially then. That’s what real love is, Isla. It’s not about the good times. It’s about holding each other up when things fall apart.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“Not closure. I’ve learned there’s no such thing, not really. Life doesn’t tie itself up in neat narrative bows. But something like acceptance. Something like hope.”
― J.E. Rowney, Where No One Can Hear You

“apologise.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“Healing, Isla realised, wasn’t about forgetting – it was about learning to wear your scars with grace.”
― J.E. Rowney, Xmas Break

“That’s the thing about best friends - sometimes just existing together is enough.”
― J.E. Rowney, Where No One Can Hear You

“My mother’s voice echoes in my head from years ago: “Always trust your instincts, Amanda. If something feels wrong, it probably is.”
― J.E. Rowney, Where No One Can Hear You