Holly Martin > Quotes

“Life is short and precious and we never know what is around the corner. So you live for now, seize every moment that comes your way and if you're going to look back on your life with regret, it's easier to regret the things that you did do, rather than the things you didn't”
― Holly Martin, Fairytale Beginnings

“Romance isn’t always about big gestures though,’ Harry said. ‘Sometimes it’s the words the man finds or the effort that he has gone to. It doesn’t have to be something expensive.”
― Holly Martin, One Hundred Proposals

“Some beauty is fleeting, some lasts a lifetime.”
― Holly Martin, Snowflakes on Silver Cove

“Why do silences mean something different when we're with different people? With you, it's never awkward, is it? It's just silence. But with other people, I feel the need to fill it with inane ramblings. What's wrong with silence?”
― Holly Martin, Snowflakes on Silver Cove

“I guess it's like friendship. Some people come and go from your life like ships passing in the night, some people stay forever. It's funny though, when you meet forever friends, you just know that they are going to be your friend for the rest of your life - there's that connection there that you don't get from those fleeting friendships.”
― Holly Martin, Snowflakes on Silver Cove

“Home isn’t always a house and it isn’t always where you grew up; sometimes it’s just a feeling.”
― Holly Martin, Christmas Under a Cranberry Sky

“Life is for living, for wringing out every last drop of joy, not simply existing.”
― Holly Martin, Christmas at Mistletoe Cove

“Find something you love, something you’re passionate about and do it. Life is too short and we never know what is around the next corner so be silly and wild and wacky and never fear what people will think of you. Those that judge you will not be important to you and those that are important to you will be silly right along with you.”
― Holly Martin, The Summer of Chasing Dreams

“Be kind, be hopeful, never stop learning, read everything. Be brave and chase those dreams.”
― Holly Martin, The Summer of Chasing Dreams

“Love is like the sun on a hot summer's day, this burning ball of light that is too bright to look at. It's standing on top of the cliffs in fifty-mile-an-hour winds, the force and power of the wind is so strong it can knock you off your feet, it makes you feel like you can't breathe, but as you stand there with your arms outstretched, felling its strength as it roars past you , it makes you feel so alive. You, my friend, have that look that you're about to be knocked off your feet.”
― Holly Martin, Sunshine and Secrets at Blackberry Beach

“Don’t save for a rainy day, spend your money now. Don’t avoid the puddles, go dancing in the rain and other such “seize life” clichés.”
― Holly Martin, Summer at Buttercup Beach

“Life is short and filled with missed opportunities – and when life tosses us something wonderful we should grab it and hold onto it with both hands.”
― Holly Martin, One Hundred Christmas Proposals

“Happiness doesn’t come from the things you own, it comes from experiences, the things you do, the places you go to, the people you meet. That’s what fills your life, not material possessions.”
― Holly Martin, Snowflakes on Silver Cove

“Lyra was fairly sure her boss was asking about the work rather than if the two of them had hit it off. If she wasn’t, Lyra had no idea how to answer that question. She was sure Clover didn’t want to know she and Nix had barely spoken a word to each other since they’d met earlier that morning and that you could cut the atmosphere in the office with a knife”
― Holly Martin, Sunlight over Crystal Sands

“actual persons, living or dead, events”
― Holly Martin, The Summer of Chasing Dreams

“Sometimes you wait for your dreams to come true, but sometimes the dream is just a fantasy, when in the real world there are things or people who could make you happier than any of your wildest dreams ever could. You should not wait any more, young Suzie”
― Holly Martin, One Hundred Proposals

“Your dad always told me I deserved better and I do. No one gets to treat me like a piece of shit and then come crawling back and apologise for it later. If you care for someone, you’d never treat them like that in the first place.”
― Holly Martin, Christmas at Lilac Cottage

“That’s the problem, two of us with issues, insecurities and baggage.’ He put on a high-pitched whiny voice. ‘Does my hair look OK, did I wear the right shoes, does my breath smell, does my bum look big?’
‘Not all girls have those issues.’
‘I wasn’t talking about her, I was talking about me”
― Holly Martin, Snowflakes on Silver Cove

“no other”
― Holly Martin, Sunlight over Crystal Sands

“your heart should always rule your head. Trust in your heart, it knows you a lot better than your head does.”
― Holly Martin, Fairytale Beginnings

“serious with her. Well, if he”
― Holly Martin, Christmas at Lilac Cottage

“When things seem too good to be true, they usually are.'
'I'll give you that. But sometimes, very occasionally, the stars align, fate does her job and two people who are destined to be together actually meet.”
― Holly Martin, The Christmas Tree Cottage

“Maybe it was time to redefine her perfect.”
― Holly Martin, The Cottage on Sunshine Beach

“If you find the right person, then you build your dreams around them, your dreams become theirs and you build new dreams together.”
― Holly Martin, Snowflakes on Silver Cove

“He stared at the bag. Seamus had been helpful in so many ways when Nix had told him about his plan, and, when Kathy had handed Nix the bag of teabags with a wink as he’d left their house, he’d laughed at their meddling. Although he couldn’t tell Lyra any of this”
― Holly Martin, Sunlight over Crystal Sands

“It was much easier not to trust someone than to trust them and then be betrayed”
― Holly Martin, Fairytale Beginnings

“Sex”
― Holly Martin, The Secrets of Clover Castle

“had some magic touch but it felt like mere seconds before she was shouting out his name, trembling in his arms. God, she wanted this man so much, her body craving his as he leaned over to grab the condom. She felt him fumble around and then heard him swear under his breath. ‘Sorry, I’ve dropped the condom on the floor,’ Angel said. ‘And I can’t find it.’ Clover burst out laughing. ‘Not what I expected to hear from someone”
― Holly Martin, Autumn Skies Over Ruby Falls

“Life is short and precious and we never know what is around the corner. So you live for now, seize every moment that comes your way and if you’re going to look back on your life with regret, it’s easier to regret the things that you did do, rather than the things you didn’t.”
― Holly Martin, Fairytale Beginnings

“Those that judge you will not be important to you and those that are important to you will be silly right along with you.”
― Holly Martin, The Summer of Chasing Dreams