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The Secret To Southern Charm Quotes

The Secret To Southern Charm by Kristy Woodson Harvey

The Secret To Southern Charm Quotes
"His arms were the only place I had truly felt safe, special, and loved."
"We loved living there, surrounded by other military families, the only ones who could truly understand the life we had chosen."
"Sometimes, being a mother isn’t about having to fix it. Sometimes, the best thing a mother can be is there at all."
"If he left and, God forbid, something happened to him, I would always regret that I hadn’t shared this moment in time with him and him alone."
"I knew he was it for me. I was made to be with Adam."
"I had promised Adam, had vowed to him, that when he was away, I would be here, raising our babies and continuing our life."
"The way I felt the day he came home that first time was a feeling unlike any other."
"You don’t know him, Sloane. You knew him for three weeks."
"After the years Mr. Solomon and I spent feuding over the fence, I swore that if I ever had a new neighbor, I would do whatever it took to make sure we were friendly."
"It was like he always knew what was coming next, even when it was unfathomably shocking to the rest of us."
"This was worse. This was worst—well, almost worst, which felt close enough."
"Adam was a soldier, but, in a way, so was I."
"I’ve been dreaming of decorating this house since I was fifteen years old."
"We’re not supposed to admit it, but there’s this fear that runs through us all the time."
"I knew he would want me to put one foot in front of the other and keep going."
"I’m tired and frustrated with being so average."
"I thought maybe he was sincere, maybe I should be on his team."
"I couldn’t hide my shock. It was a blow when I thought he was with another woman."
"I can’t imagine being Emerson. Everyone wanted a piece of my little sister."
"I let myself feel the thing I thought I shouldn’t."
"I know you’re going to say you’re fine, but you’re not fine, Mom."
"I don’t know how to tell you this, really, but, you’re right. I’m not fine."
"I’m going to live out my days as I please. I will eat my dessert first and watch Mickey Mouse with my great-grandchildren."
"You design. I’ll wait on customers. I’ve always wanted to run a cash register."
"Life is for the living, darling. Don’t you ever forget it."
"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
"You are my true South. No matter where I am, my heart’s compass will always lead me back to you."
"I don’t think this is much consolation, but this just has to happen. It’s the natural order of things."
"Life isn’t perfect by any stretch. But as long as you are surrounded by people you love, you have absolutely everything you need."
"You are the joy of my life. I’m ready to go, but oh how I hate the thought of not being with y’all."
"Her last day on the beach, Sloane. Her last one. Ever. It’s going to be the best damn beach day in history."
"Life could be a better place and maybe you could make it that way."
"Every day of my life, I will make sure to tell you how I feel. I will kiss you and savor the moment. Every single day, I will do that good-bye well so you never have to question how much I love you." - Adam
"There are moments in life to retreat... But, just as often, more often, I’d like to argue, there are moments to advance, to lunge forward with purpose, with power, but most importantly, with passion. Because any action taken without passion? Well, it’s simply a waste of time." - Adam
"I know I’ll never forget that day. I’ll never forget the way my mother smiled, with all the people who loved her most surrounding her."
"I love all of you unconditionally. If he doesn’t come here to tell me good-bye, I’ve made my peace with that." - Mom
"This was a game we had played with her nearly our entire lives. A game we would likely never play again. It was so small, so simple, so insignificant, but even the insignificant becomes terribly important when you know it’s going to be over."
"The thought of you, the memory of you, the warmth and the love of you is what pushed me forward when it would have been so much easier to succumb to the death that was so close I could almost feel it."
"Life is one big series of surprises, inconveniences, and things not working out like you thought they would. And so, we press on."
"I want you to be you. You are my wife. You are the most perfect woman in the world. Your role is what makes you happy. Nothing more, nothing less."
"Maybe all that mattered was what we did while we were here, how well we lived, how much we loved, how hard we tried with all our might to care for the ones around us."
"Sometimes, the truest things in life, the ones that mean the most, can’t be explained in words."