Shawn Inmon > Quotes

“guess maybe I learned if people want to be stupid, I’ve gotta just let them be stupid. Doesn’t mean I can’t change things, it just means I’ve got to let people find their own destiny. If I try to change it, they’ll do it any way, and they’ll just take me down with them.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Changing Lives of Joe Hart

“We became so emotionally entwined that small concerns like our total innocence became what they should have always been—enhancements to our lives rather than detriments.”
― Shawn Inmon, Feels Like the First Time

“It will be all right in the end. If it’s not all right, it’s not the end.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Redemption of Michael Hollister

“matter how bad things were, she could make”
― Shawn Inmon, Both Sides Now

“Forgiveness is a funny thing,” Cranfield mused. “So often, we spend time thinking about whether we want to forgive someone or not.” Cranfield stopped and turned to face Michael. “When in fact, the person we really need to forgive is ourselves. Until we do that, whatever else we do is empty. Meaningless.” Michael winced.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Redemption of Michael Hollister

“The world needs more people who are willing to put off what they want in order to do what’s needed. I’m proud of you.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Death and Life of Dominick Davidner

“Don’t sneak out tonight, okay? Just stay put.” “That is mighty presumptuous of you,” she said, taken aback. “I don’t mean with me. I mean with anybody. Please just stay in your room tonight, okay?” “I don’t have any intention of doing anything else, thank you very much. What kind of girl do you think I am?” “I think you’re the kind of girl who just told me she puts soap on her window so she can sneak out at night.” “Why, I never!” Mary said. She slid across the seat, opened the car door, and disappeared up the walk in a huff.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Tribulations of Ned Summers

“nothing was the same. The Mossyrock Lanes bowling alley looked long since closed down. The G Theater, where we had gone to many”
― Shawn Inmon, Both Sides Now

“you both live in a world so self-contained that it’s hard for anyone to feel like they matter to you.”
― Shawn Inmon, Middle Falls Time Travel Series, Books 10-12

“The big, planned events are cool, but it’s the unexpected little moments that sneak up on you out of nowhere that stick with you.”
― Shawn Inmon, A Lap Around America

“That’s the power of a dream. It starts in one person, but even if they fall, it can be picked up and carried by others.”
― Shawn Inmon, A Lap Around America

“Life is for living in the moment. Thinking too much about the future steals the happiness away from the now.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Vigilante Life of Scott Mckenzie

“Every job, every undertaking, is what you make it. Your task is to follow the luminous path. When darkness is all around you, it is easy. When the light is intense, it becomes more difficult.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Redemption of Michael Hollister

“Veronica nodded, silent tears running down her face, but was unable to speak around the lump in her throat. She looked at the ceiling, frustrated by her inability to speak. She took a deep breath and finally said, “Husband, meet Sarah. Sarah, meet your Daddy.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Emancipation of Veronica McAllister

“maintain that each of us gets exactly what we truly want, on a deep, spiritual level. If people aren’t rich, or thin, or happy, it’s because that’s not the path they chose to walk for this life. The life pattern that we set in motion before birth is much more powerful than what we think we want now. The system is wired so we can’t change our minds mid-stream, essentially.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Final Life of Nathaniel Moon

“I’ve always believed your friends know you instantly upon meeting you, while acquaintances will likely never know you.” Her IVs had been disconnected, so her hands were free. She caressed the pill bottle and said, “Come, bitter poison, come, unsavory guide!” She uncapped the bottle and without hesitation, put the pills in her mouth and washed them down with water.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Final Life of Nathaniel Moon

“had changed over the years. We drove through town and I turned to Shawn. “Alright, that killed about sixty seconds. What do you want to do now?” “I guess I can”
― Shawn Inmon, Both Sides Now

“We look for happiness outside of ourselves—cars, television, houses, social media—but freedom and happiness can only be found within ourselves.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Final Life of Nathaniel Moon

“Being butt-rich does not make you happy. Being poor is also not a ticket to heaven, but how much money you have really doesn’t have much to do with anything. If you want to be happy, you’re going to be happy. If you’re not happy with what you’ve got, you’ll never be happy with anything you get.”
― Shawn Inmon, Middle Falls Time Travel Series, Books 10-12

“there’s someone who has been waiting so long and so anxiously to see you again.” Charles scooted to one side and Mushu leapt across the intervening space and into Hart’s arms.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Stubborn Lives of Hart Tanner

“Giving up is a good thing?” “Of course. There are times it is the only path to the next level. We must admit how much we do not know before we can learn the things we need. Come, now.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Redemption of Michael Hollister

“Whoo! It’s colder than a penguin’s pajamas out here.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Indomitable Lives of Tuesday West

“Some people believe we have three hearts—the one we show to the world, the one we show to those closest to us, and the one we show to no one.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Many Short Lives of Charles Waters

“We’ve given you both too many chances already, and you’ve let us down over and over. That’s over now.” I turned my head a little quizzically. I knew we’d been home a few minutes late a couple of times, but we were really innocent, as far as teenagers went. We didn’t drink or smoke or do drugs, and even though we tended to jump out of our clothes when we were alone, we weren’t having sex. I glanced at Dawn to see what she was thinking, but she gave me an almost imperceptible shrug. Her eyes were serious and a little scared. “If you don’t follow the rules from now on, you won’t see each other at all, ever.” Colleen’s eyes bored into mine until I had to look away. “If you two aren’t where you’re supposed to be when you’re supposed to be, or if you break any of our other rules, we are going to ban you from seeing each other. Permanently.” Her anger was so severe that it didn’t seem to be real. I had a tough time wrapping my head around this whole idea.”
― Shawn Inmon, Feels Like the First Time

“It’s not wrong to find good things even in difficult circumstances. That’s resilience.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Indomitable Lives of Tuesday West

“Motel 6s were originally called that because the rooms were actually six dollars per night.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Vigilante Life of Scott Mckenzie

“marry in haste, repent in leisure.”
― Shawn Inmon, Middle Falls Time Travel Series, #1-3

“contentment could be so good. It was peace. It was an absence of fear. It was the best feeling I had ever known.”
― Shawn Inmon, Feels Like the First Time

“don’t know. Maybe thirty years?” “What? None of your other boyfriends ever brought you up here? What’s wrong with them?”
― Shawn Inmon, Both Sides Now

“My music is an acquired taste, like anchovies. Except eventually, some people learn to love anchovies." Nathaniel had a few life mottos. Chief among them was, “What other people think of me is none of my business.” Another was, “What is right, and what is easy, are rarely the same thing.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Final Life of Nathaniel Moon