Deborah M. Hathaway > Quotes

“I mean, there are some things in life you can’t change,” she said. “And there are some situations where we need to learn to let go and just deal with the disappointments as best we can. But in other situations—like a job, for instance—we can either choose to keep being disappointed, we can choose to see the good in what we have, or we can choose to leave it behind and find something better.” Her eyes met his, unwavering. “Something that will lift you up instead of drag you down. Something that brings you lasting joy.”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, Christmas Baggage

“Life will pass you by if you wait for the stars to align. Because stars don't align for us. They live out their days in the same way we're supposed to-on the path that will help us shine the most”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, Christmas Baggage

“Like you said, life is full of disappointments. But also, life is what you make it. If you keep being disappointed by the same thing over and over again, you have to ask yourself if something needs to change, you know?”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, Christmas Baggage

“But remember, ye can’t control what others do, only what ye do. And sometimes, the risk o’ fishin’ in a storm be worth the rain that falls on ye, for the catch’ll be all the better.”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, In the Waves of Tristwick

“Well, Miss, if the choice is between sharin' a room with my kid brother or a pretty filly the likes of you, I think you'd know my choice.”
― Deborah McBride Hathaway, A Secret Fire

“She blew out a breath. What was the world coming to, now that she, Morvoren Hollow, admired a fisherman?”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, In the Waves of Tristwick

“Sometimes the brightest sunsets shine only after the longest rains.”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, Carving for Miss Coventry

“How had he ever found himself between two decisions such as these—risk Miss Coventry’s life or risk his and Mother’s livelihood?”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, Carving for Miss Coventry

“Ya should know, when I've not got somethin' for a long while, my appetite goes somethin' akin to crazy.”
― Deborah McBride Hathaway, A Secret Fire

“Life will pass you by if you wait for the stars to align. Because stars don’t align for us. They live out their days in the same way we’re supposed to—on the path that will help us shine the most.”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, Christmas Baggage

“Are you finding inspiration for your little shop back home?”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, Christmas Baggage

“There was yet another prime example as to why Marianne was a terrible person.”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, Carving for Miss Coventry

“Would that she could be a small piece of lint and slip into the cracks of the cushions upon which she sat.”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, Near the Ruins of Penharrow

“reading was always the safest, fastest, most convenient, and most comfortable way to travel.”
― Deborah M. Hathaway, To Know Miss May