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

“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

“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

“any cross-Atlantic ship that doesn’t sink is better than the maiden voyage of the Titanic. The old saying is that a man marries a woman, hoping she won’t change, while a woman marries a man, hoping he will.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Emancipation of Veronica McAllister

“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

“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

“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

“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

“He backed up and pulled into the side yard where he had parked his Vega all those years before. I looked at my old house. It was different. Someone had remodeled it. It looked nicer, but it didn’t look like home. “You know, we are in Mossyrock,” I said. “Sitting in someone else’s”
― Shawn Inmon, Both Sides Now

“Check and see if he has a fever.” “Psh, there’s nothing wrong with a boy hugging his mother. You’ve got to let me go, though, Nicky, or I’ll never get dinner started.” Dominick turned his face up to her, arms still around her waist. “But you just got home. Aren’t you tired?” “Maybe he does have a fever,” Laura said, a faint smile crossing her lips.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Death and Life of Dominick Davidner

“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

“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

“It was the happiest Christmas she could remember, because she was content with where she was and what she was doing. She wasn’t waiting for anything to start her life.”
― 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

“Veronica took three quick steps toward Ruthie, threw her arms around her, and said, “Relax, my young friend.” “Stop it. You’re three weeks older than me.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Emancipation of Veronica McAllister

“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

“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

“I wonder if I could change that bit of history. What if I spent my Halloween night standing guard over the tower. Would I prevent it from getting hit, or would I get smooshed in the process? Questions for another day. For this day, I have to figure out what to do with this sweet, earnest young man.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Emancipation of Veronica McAllister

“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

“What is it about being reincarnated, or time traveling, or whatever I’m doing, that makes me sleep like that? She cast her eyes upward. Hey, God, if you’re up there, I sure could use an instruction book. Right now, I’m kind of stumbling along without one.”
― Shawn Inmon, The Emancipation of Veronica McAllister

“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