Meg Muldoon > Quotes

“Trying is always more important than succeeding. It’s the effort you put into it that counts. That’s what true character is… Doing your best, even if you know you might not get rewarded for it.”
― Meg Muldoon, Menace in Christmas River

“It was so easy to get caught up in the day to day grind. In the little dramas of work, in the trips to the grocery store, in the hours of mindless vegging in front of the television. You could live your life that way, always caught up in the next thing. Always thinking of tomorrow, of your future, of the next paycheck. Never stopping to appreciate the moment you had now. Never stopping to appreciate the friends and family and love and laughter that existed in every single day of your life. Life could just pass you by like that, without you really noticing the good. And it was a shame if it did. It was a sin, if you let it go like that.”
― Meg Muldoon, Malice in Christmas River

“When you know the truth of who you are, you realize that it’s enough just to be,” he said, putting a hand on my shoulder. “And when you understand that, there’s nothing left to prove.”
― Meg Muldoon, Meltdown in Christmas River

“But sometimes there’s the family you’re born into, and then there’s the family you feel most at home with.”
― Meg Muldoon, Burned in Broken Hearts Junction

“You could’ve broken both your legs,” I said. “Sure. I could have,” he said. “But I didn’t. And even if I had, better be hurt than go through life knowing you didn’t do it because it got the better of you.” “Did”
― Meg Muldoon, Mayhem in Christmas River

“Look, I messed up really bad,” she said. “If it’s any consolation, there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t wish it could have been avoided. But you have to understand, I thought… I thought he was the one. I wouldn’t have wrecked your marriage if it was just a fling, Cinnamon.” “Is that supposed to make me feel better? Because it really—” “I am so sorry, Cinnamon,” she said, suddenly gripping my arm with her cheap plastic nails. “If I could go back and make different decisions, I would. In a heartbeat. I really never wanted to hurt you. It was a horrible thing that I did.”
― Meg Muldoon, Mayhem in Christmas River

“I’m sorry about your business, Bailey,” I said. “But you were right at the start. You’re looking for sympathy in the very last place you’re going to find it.”
― Meg Muldoon, Mayhem in Christmas River

“The dog was a boy dog, and needed a stronger name.”
― Meg Muldoon, Murder in Christmas River

“It was back in early 80s, before my time,”
― Meg Muldoon, Madness in Christmas River

“Poor fella must be a few drumsticks short of a picnic.”
― Meg Muldoon, Midnight in Christmas River

“Just me, alone, scrubbing dishes on Christmas, miserable and alone, and probably having years and years of the same scenario to look forward to.”
― Meg Muldoon, Murder in Christmas River

“So much of life seemed to be about loss. About people coming and going out of your life. Of the empty voids they left behind when they did.”
― Meg Muldoon, Murder in Christmas River

“I wanted to ask you if you could help me with it,” she said, her voice shaking. “You know, give me a few tips. Tell me what I should do.” “What?” I said. “There’s no reason for you to help me. But you know how to bake, and you’re a good business woman. I’ve sunk my life’s savings into this shop, and if it goes under, I don’t know what I’m going to do, Cinnamon.” I couldn’t believe what she was saying. How could she be asking me for my help after what she’d done? Because as much as she wanted to sell me on that whole I wouldn’t have destroyed your life if I didn’t think he was the one bit, I knew better.”
― Meg Muldoon, Mayhem in Christmas River

“It was hard, moving on with life. It was so easy to stay in the same place when it became comfortable and easy. But if you stayed in that place long enough, the joy and zest of life faded a little bit. Without adventures and changes in the scenery from time to time, life could grow stale and old.”
― Meg Muldoon, Madness in Christmas River