Bethany Turner > Quotes

“I have memories, but I don’t know if they are really mine or if I’ve just seen so many pictures. I think that I remember riding on his sailboat with him, and playing under his desk in the Oval Office, but those images are everywhere, so do I really remember them or just imagine how it all happened?”
― Bethany Turner, Scenes From Highland Falls

“It’s the same conversation, because it’s the same story, over and over. I love, but not enough. I want to be with them, but not enough. Not like I want to be with you. Not like I love you.”
― Bethany Turner, Scenes From Highland Falls

“I was done. I had loved my allotment. John, Chris, and Sergei. Those three men were the only men I would ever be in love with. I don’t think that Chris or I could have imagined at that moment, however, that never falling in love with anyone besides those three didn’t mean I would never fall in love again.”
― Bethany Turner, Scenes From Highland Falls

“Abigail, my love for you is forever, you know that. Your love for Sergei is forever. But my love for Jill is as well. I don’t know how it works, but I do believe the human heart is capable of much more than we give it credit for sometimes.”
― Bethany Turner, Scenes From Highland Falls

“You jumped in your car and drove here from New York on a whim. I don't do much of anything as a whim."
As if needing to prove her wrong- because something inside of him felt as if he did- Max stood up from his stool and walked around to her side of the counter. Slowly and deliberately. Waves of pink began rushing up her neck and he had a gratifying epiphany.
So I'm the cause of that shade.
Although, really, he knew he was the cause of all the shades. But he sure liked that one best.
"I don't know, Hadley. I think it's been a pretty whimsical night."
Her lips curled up in acknowledgement. "This has all been very unlike me. But that doesn't change the fact that down the road, beyond right now-"
He leaned down so they were eye-to-eye and whispered, "Who said anything about beyond right now?”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“I have to lead, and it has to follow. There's no other way to do it. But, just like a man and woman dancing, the only way for it to really be something is if there's trust. Respect. If I'm leading, I have to be in control at every turn, but that's not about power. It's about creating something special together. It's about sensing what my partner needs, and my partner knowing I've got her. That my hand on her back, directing her with such a gentle touch, is also strong enough to keep her from falling.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“I lose keys because I never put any real effort into holding on to them, but I’ve spent most of my life trying to hold on to you, Phelps. I remember everything about you.”
― Bethany Turner, Scenes From Highland Falls

“I couldn't help but wonder if we, as women, had always possessed the instinctive skills for detecting cattiness in other women, or if the knowledge had been taught to us throughout our lives by the great masters of the trade, such as Joan Collins and Linda Evans on Dynasty.”
― Bethany Turner, The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck

“And by him we cry, 'Abba, Father." Piper recited those words from Romans 8 to me, and I couldn't help but laugh when she explained to me that "Abba" was Aramaic for "Father" and that the apostle Paul hadn't actually been in the mood for a little "Dancing Queen."
You don't know that he wasn't. I smiled. You don't know that he and Timothy, or Barnabas, didn't occasionally release a little tension among the Corinthians by belting out Super Trouper.”
― Bethany Turner, The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck

“If you don't know what a hot brown is, let me just put it this way: it takes the perfection of bread, turkey, and bacon, and then sends it all into a different dimension with a Mornay sauce worth trading your waistline for.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“For once in your life will you just shut up and listen to what that man’s heart is trying to say to you?”
― Bethany Turner, Two Thousand Years

“rural roots—” “I do seem to do that a lot, don’t I?” I grimaced. “I get it. It works. I just”
― Bethany Turner, Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other

“I hope you'll come back next time, because I'm going to be showing you how to make croquembouche. You're probably thinking to yourself, 'Now, Hadley, croquembouche sounds French and fancy and high falootin'.' And you're right. Croquembouche is all of those things. But you know what else it is? It's a tower of cream puffs, covered in caramel. And when you put it that way, I think it's a little more our speed. Don't you?”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“And with that," I concluded as I dusted powdered sugar across the plate, "you've created a dessert the entire family will go crazy over. And if you really want to make them go crazy, serve these little ditties for breakfast, and wash them down with that sweet tea we made earlier. But only on school days, or days when the sun is shining and the kiddos can be sent outside to play. Seriously, y'all, these vanilla donut drops have enough sugar in them to upset the apple cart of behavior in your house in a way it may never recover from.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“Fillet knife. Grapefruit knife. Herb knife. Ice pick.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“It was one thing to realize you weren’t fulfilled by the choices you had made in your life. It was another thing entirely to make one more decision and do something about it.”
― Bethany Turner, Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other

“Well, color me green and call me seaweed.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“When had it been determined that in order to be truly successful in the food industry, you had to be on television?”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“The bravest, most difficult thing I have ever done is stay away from you. But once again, I chickened out and here I am. I’m sorry.”
― Bethany Turner, Scenes From Highland Falls

“I brought donuts from Five Daughters. Want one?" I didn't wait for an answer. I just began plating.
"You and your trendy hotspots. Whatever happened to good ol' Dunkin' Donuts?"
I handed her the plate, to which I'd added the flourish of a raspberry syrup base and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. "When Dunkin' Donuts starts describing their filling as a 'brownie batter buttercream infusion', we'll talk. Until then, you're welcome.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“Hadley Beckett from Nashville, Tennessee, who had a Bachelor of Business Administration degree but had dropped out of culinary school. Lover of fried okra and hot chicken and sweet tea. Henceforth those things wouldn't be used against me as insults. Henceforth other chefs- of the too-big-for their-britches variety- wouldn't look down their noses at me for calling it powdered sugar rather than confectioners sugar.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“I usually don't know these women. I literally don't know their names sometimes. More often than not, I meet them when I step into the car my manager sends to pick me up. And then the minute we walk into whatever venue we're going to, they go talk to Leonardo DiCaprio or Andy Cohen, or one of the Desperate Housewives-"
"Do you mean the Real Housewives?" she asked as an impish smile overtook her face. "I mean, maybe they're snubbing you to go talk to Teri Hatcher...”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“You're a lot, you know?"
Max tilted his head. "What do you mean?"
"Well, for one thing, why do you still have your sunglasses on?"
He removed them from his face, and hung them on the V-neck of his T-shirt. "I guess I'm just used to-"
"Do you really think no one recognizes you as long as you keep your sunglasses on? I promise you that poor thing knew who you were." Max started to argue but Hadley continued. "So there you are, the great Max Cavanagh, asking her to reverse engineer a pancake with you in her second week of work. Yeah. That's a lot.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“Maybe rather than trying to make it seem like you’re a good person, you could just . . . be one.”
― Bethany Turner, Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other

“The only thing people appreciate more than honesty is someone mowing their lawn for them.”
― Bethany Turner, Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other

“I headed into the kitchen, a little bit zombie-like. I didn't know what I was going to cook, and I certainly wasn't hungry, but I pulled out a bowl and pie pan and a whisk, and then instinctively opened the refrigerator and grabbed eggs and cream, as well as some of the bacon and Gruyère that had been set aside for Lacey's Mornay sauce and hot brown. I fumbled around the kitchen, grabbing everything else I needed to make a quick, easy quiche, although there was a part of me that thought it was the perfect time to tackle turducken or some equally arduous and ridiculous recipe that I'd always thought would be fun to have in my repertoire.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“You're making tarte à la bouille as an angel food cake?"
Ah. He got it. And, if I wasn't mistaken, he was impressed. Or maybe he was just confused. I felt pretty gratified, either way.
I flipped my wrist to remove his hand and then went about my business. "Have you read To Kill a Mockingbird, Chef Cavanagh?"
"Yes. Of course I have."
"So you remember when Heck Tate told Atticus that they should keep the secret, about Boo Radley saving the kids. He told him that if the people of the town found out, they'd all use their appreciation as an excuse to meddle in Boo's life." I finished pouring my mix into the pan and then looked at him- probably a little more pleased with myself than good manners allowed for. "They'd all be showing up at Boo's door with angel food cake.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“I'm surprised you can just sit here in the open like this and not worry about being recognized," he said as he sat down across from her.
She cleared her throat. "I guess some of us haven't quite reached your level of stardom yet, Chef." Cynicism and hostility were gushing from every syllable. "Thank you for deigning to appear in public with me.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish

“We paused to breathe and I slid my arms around his neck and held his face the way I'd wanted to for so long. My fingers weaved into his wind-blown hair and tugged the back of his head, pulling his lips toward mine once more. There would be time for breathing later.
"I love you," I whispered when our lips finally parted. "The biggest lie I ever told was telling you I didn't. And if I ever claim you're not romantic, please remind me of the time we were 1.200 feet in the air in December and I needed to fan myself." I saw a smile overtake his eyes and felt it overtake his mouth. "I mean, seriously, Will," I said, my breath still coming back to me.
He pulled away, which was the last thing I wanted, and laughed. "But I'm also just a boy, standing in front of a girl..."
I threw my head back in joyous laughter. "You don't have to ask me to love you, Whitaker. It's done."
"Actually..." He kissed my hand and lowered onto one knee. "I was going to say "asking her to marry him." The hand that wasn't linked with mine was holding a beautiful emerald cut diamond ring. "Sorry there's not a box," he said with a wink.
My breath caught in my throat. "But, how did you...why do you..."
"Sorry, but Kevin's on my team. I claimed him pretty early. And he understands, in a way you still don't seem to, that not even Willie Mays and Hank Aaron could provide me with the motivation that you could. Besides, McCaffrey, even I'm not stupid enough to fall for that ridiculous plan you hatched." His smile grew wider and he kissed my hand once more. "But I just like that you try."
I Ieaned down to kiss him. Tears flooded my cheeks, but still I said nothing.
"You're killing me here. And frankly, I'm not sure how long my knee can stay on this cold concrete." He smiled and asked, "Will you marry me or not?"
I sniffed. "Have you asked my father's permission?"
I began laughing as he jumped up to face me. "Oh, you think that's funny, do you?"
"Too soon?"
He captured my mouth once again, and I threw my arms around his neck before pulling away from his kiss, just long enough to whisper, "My answer is yes." I smiled against his lips and added, "I really thought you'd never ask.”
― Bethany Turner, Wooing Cadie McCaffrey

“But don't try to sugarcoat this."
"But that's what I do. I coat things with sugar." I reached behind me and grabbed the plate of vanilla doughnut drops, then held them in front of me with an innocent smile. "That's how I make friends.”
― Bethany Turner, Hadley Beckett's Next Dish