Ashley Farley > Quotes

“You have to trust in your heart that you can accomplish your goals, then let the rest of your body do the work.”
― Ashley Farley, Her Sister's Shoes

“So many aspects of nature restore the soul, but for me, being on the water is the most cleansing.”
― Ashley Farley, Saving Ben

“It’s not so much what happens to us in life; it’s the good grace we show in reacting to those experiences.”
― Ashley Farley, Saving Ben

“She loved her, even though she didn’t understand her. But how can you have a relationship with someone who lives on the other side of the country and you see only once every three years?”
― Ashley Farley, Sweet Tea Tuesdays

“Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular so long as you have your life. If you haven’t had that what have you had?”
― Ashley Farley, Only One Life

“No one’s expecting you to forget what happened here the other night, but I can promise you the memory will grow blurry as soon as you’re able to forgive.”
― Ashley Farley, Saving Ben

“I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, but the biggest one was assuming that the two of you would come to me when you had a problem and needed guidance. When you never did, I assumed everything was fine.”
― Ashley Farley, Saving Ben

“Don’t wait until your children have left the nest to focus on you.”
― Ashley Farley, Life on Loan

“Losing you was the worst thing that ever happened to me, but having you back in my life is the best. Nothing in this life comes without risk, Miss Ellie. But if you don’t take the risk, you don’t get the reward. You eventually came back to me. And that is my reward.”
― Ashley Farley, Beyond the Garden

“Shame on your mama,” Elsie said, her lips pressed thin. “Every day a mother gets to spend with her child is a blessing.”
― Ashley Farley, Only One Life

“fresh tear slid down Bella’s cheek. “Mommy’s gone!” A chill crawled over Ellie’s skin. She slipped from beneath the covers and grabbed her robe from the foot of the bed. With the twins clinging to her legs, she crossed the hall to her bedroom. Her sister’s clothes that had been strewn across the furniture were gone, as was her cell phone and purse. After looking in the empty bedrooms for her sister,”
― Ashley Farley, Magnolia Nights

“Within a couple of weeks, I’d be as good as new on the outside, but my insides were damaged goods for life.”
― Ashley Farley, Saving Ben

“You need to stop settling for mediocre. You deserve to have better friends than these selfish women who don’t feel the same about you as you feel about them. It’s time to clean house, rid your life of everything that causes you heartache.”
― Ashley Farley, Her Sister's Shoes

“God gives us life, and we owe it to him to give that life everything we’ve got.”
― Ashley Farley, Saturdays at Sweeney's

“been friends forever,”
― Ashley Farley, Muddy Bottom

“Reach for the stars and strive to be great, because you only get one chance in life to fulfill your dreams.’” Ben nodded. “I can hear him now. ‘Missed opportunities become the might-have-beens that will plague you for the rest of your life.”
― Ashley Farley, Saving Ben

“no”
― Ashley Farley, Lies that Bind

“nights until past nine o’clock.”
― Ashley Farley, Dream Big, Stella!

“air hung thick”
― Ashley Farley, Beyond the Garden

“Definitely. But maybe hokey is what I need.” When Rachel returns her attention to the phone, I say, “The website needs updating.”
― Ashley Farley, Dream Big, Stella!

“SAMANTHA”
― Ashley Farley, Her Sister's Shoes

“Does”
― Ashley Farley, Saving Ben

“to her notepad and closed the door. “I want to make”
― Ashley Farley, Her Sister's Shoes

“were”
― Ashley Farley, Lowcountry Stranger

“Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular so long as you have your life. If you haven’t had that what have you had? —Henry James, The Ambassadors”
― Ashley Farley, Only One Life

“hard drive. She’s holding out for the prime shot, the photograph that will get her more Instagram followers and result in paid downloads on the stock image websites. Such shots are few and far between. But today is her lucky day. An osprey flies in from the right, his clawed feet landing gear as he”
― Ashley Farley, Change of Tides

“Reach for the stars and strive to be great, because you only get one chance in life to fulfill your dreams.”
― Ashley Farley, Saving Ben

“otherwise”
― Ashley Farley, Muddy Bottom

“frequent”
― Ashley Farley, Muddy Bottom

“Don’t overthink it, darling. True love is a rare gift. Embrace it. You only get one life. Live it.”
― Ashley Farley, Only One Life