Danielle Stewart > Quotes

“You've got my love the same way the ocean has the shore. It's always there - the tide can change, the sea can be rough, but somewhere the water always meets the sand. That never changes”
― Danielle Stewart

“Every path has its puddles— yours seems to have a few land mines, too. It don’t make you any less than anyone else, it just makes what you have to do harder. Love that grows through adversity is stronger than any kind of regular love.”
― Danielle Stewart, Cutting Ties

“Sometimes a hug is the only way to squeeze someone's worry away.”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“Trying to get her to understand is like trying to nail jelly to a tree.”
― Danielle Stewart, Chasing Justice

“By being exactly who you are. When you see someone in pain, stop and help them. When you see someone alone, be a friend. Know there is value to every single life. The most important lesson I ever learned was that every single group of people, divided up however they like by race, religion, or beliefs, has in it the most wonderful, kind-hearted, peaceful, and loving people that you will be happy you met, and every single group of people, divided however they like by race, religion, or beliefs, has in it the poorest excuse for humans, and you will be sorry you met them. There is no way to know by looking at someone which type they are.”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“That’s the lesson of my life; family is who you decide to love, not necessarily who you’re related to.”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“It won’t be easy. Right now you’re in the middle of the kind of heartbreak that is bone deep. It will come in waves and you’ll want to drown in it. You’ll promise yourself you won’t cry, and then you’ll break that promise a million times. But someday it will change. Your heart will begin to see vibrant colors again. Because grief is not a place to stay, it’s a doorway to pass through.”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“it was for my desire to fit into my skinny jeans. I was the warden in my own prison. That”
― Danielle Stewart, Chasing Justice

“don’t open the door because you’re incapable. My mother told me you open the door for a woman because she deserves to make an entrance. I don’t walk closest to the traffic because I’m afraid you’ll swoon or get so distracted you’ll walk into the street. I do it because God forbid a car loses control, I’d want you to be safe. None of this is a reflection on your competence; it’s a testament to your worth. I believe women deserve to be treated special, because they are. I can’t put into words what the women in my life have done to shape me. I think that alone makes you all worth a little more.”
― Danielle Stewart, Hearts of Clover: Half My Heart & Change My Heart

“is the head of a popular non-profit organization that helps children of currently incarcerated parents gain an appreciation for the justice system. Our sources tell us that this charity, Legal Buddies, was in some way associated with the charges brought forth this morning. Judge”
― Danielle Stewart, Chasing Justice

“down. Even with the extra time outside Bobby couldn’t help but storm down the hallway boiling with rage as he made his way back to Jules. “I’ve told you so many times it’s not safe to be here by yourself with the door unlocked. You need to change your schedule so that you’re not a sitting duck in this big building. Someone could come in here, murder you, and no one would even hear you scream. This is the last time I’m going to warn you about it. You’re smarter than this, Jules.” Bobby’s face was red and his voice was a booming echo in the large empty building. Jules had initially jumped at the sound of Bobby’s voice but her fear turned quickly to annoyance. They’d had this argument many times before, but it was the first time Bobby had been so resolute about it. She rolled her eyes and returned”
― Danielle Stewart, Chasing Justice

“Different is the hardest thing to be sometimes.”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“Falling?” His bushy brows knit together as he finally turned his body toward Gwen. Her eyes focused for a brief moment on his gray wool hat. It looked soft. Something she wanted to reach out and touch, but she had no more control over her body than she had over the sunrise. It was separate from her. Uninterested in what she wanted. What she needed. Gwen was suddenly sorry she didn’t know this man’s name. Hadn’t bothered to learn anything about him in the last two months they’d been sitting beside each other.”
― Danielle Stewart, The Bend in Redwood Road

“Because grief is not a place to stay, it’s a doorway to pass through.”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“Some things you can’t learn in books. You have to learn them from watching your mom.”
― Danielle Stewart, The Bend in Redwood Road

“There’s a big difference between a mother and a mama.”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“family is who you decide to love, not necessarily who you’re related to.”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“it doesn’t matter what you say you’d do, it only matters what you actually get up and do. So”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“and I”
― Danielle Stewart, Hearts of Clover: Half My Heart & Change My Heart

“There is a selfishness to guilt. A tunnel vision that becomes laser-focused on only your own feelings of proximity to the culpability. As if it were a pie and I deserved the largest slice of blame”
― Danielle Stewart, The Girl at the Party

“They were mutually exclusive ideas.”
― Danielle Stewart, Cutting Ties

“her phone. “I know I told you”
― Danielle Stewart, The Goodbye Storm

“Blind faith in the system was the mistake I'd made for too long. The system often fails and it takes someone advocating for the victim to get anything done”
― Danielle Stewart, The Girl at the Party

“there’s no point wasting the little time we have debating things that don’t have answers. Not”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“No,” Autumn said adamantly. “No it’s Charlie.” Jamie moved toward her and sat again on the coffee table. He reached for her hands, but she recoiled, not wanting him to take the phone. He tried again, but this time more gently, so she couldn’t help but allow him to rest his hand on hers. “You’re right,” he agreed. “I”
― Danielle Stewart, The Goodbye Storm

“My great grandmamma used to say the way people treat their kids is a reflection of how they feel about themselves,” Winnie offered, as she seemed to give the boy more thought.”
― Danielle Stewart, Flowers in the Snow

“You can’t do things the right way and still win when the villains have no code. The only way to get anything done is to be just as wicked, but with righteous intentions.”
― Danielle Stewart, Chasing Justice

“Snow makes the world mysteriously quiet. It snuffs out the background noise and constant bustle.”
― Danielle Stewart, The Goodbye Storm

“came storming into my hospital room and threw a”
― Danielle Stewart, Chasing Justice

“You really think this is what Stephanie’s mother was looking to find? That woman’s whole reality is based on the fact that her daughter died holding up some value system that was paramount to their faith and religion. You want to take that from her.”
― Danielle Stewart, The Girl at the Party