The Bridge Quotes
"The Bridge is a reminder that all things aren’t as they seem. That things really do work together for good. That God is in control even when we can’t see it."
"Gripping from the beginning, The Bridge is an amazing story where we learn even in tragedy or loss that God is the God of second chances, and we should learn to treasure the miracles He sends our way."
"The Bridge is a story of friendship, love, forgiveness, and God’s amazing grace."
"The enduring message of The Bridge generates hope for second chances."
"A story of forbidden love, friendship, loyalty, and God’s amazing grace."
"Moving, inspiring, thought-provoking. A story about finding your way back."
"The Bridge is an excellent example of God’s grace that is extended to us time and again despite our own shortcomings."
"Even now, seven years later, with Thanksgiving dishes put away and another lonely December rushing up at her, Molly Allen knew the truth. Her year, her life, her Christmas... all of it might be different if only she’d said something."
"I would do anything for you, sir. Anything that was right."
"When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you."
"Sometimes the only way to fight through a situation was to walk. Give up one dream and take hold of another."
"The sun had set hours ago, so Donna was mindful of ice on the road."
"The past five years were little more than a blur."
"Books brought people together and gave them a path to worlds they wouldn’t otherwise experience."
"She knew something was wrong the moment he picked her up for school the next morning."
"I'm not ever going to be CEO of your corporation. But I have a deal for you."
"Every now and then she went to the Christian church down the street. She hoped the key to restoration lay somewhere between the altar and the doors."
"Preston took over her father’s business, and Molly moved the Allen Foundation to Portland."
"What’s the point, Charlie Barton? You already know what the mail’s going to say. More bad news. Just toss it in the trash and drive off a cliff. You’re worthless, a failure, just like your dad predicted."
"Books could do that. It was the reason Charlie believed in the bookstore."
"Even with the loan, he wouldn’t be able to make things right now."
"You’re worth more dead than alive, Charlie. Good that you finally see that."
"Charlie felt the back tires of his van slip a little as he took the first corner. He couldn’t stage just any accident. It had to be swift and deadly."
"Ryan felt dizzy with the news. How had he missed this, the fact that The Bridge hadn’t reopened after the flood?"
"The effort is spearheaded by Ryan Kelly, one of Barton’s longtime customers and a resident of Nashville."
"For all she didn’t know about Ryan Kelly, she knew this much. Their time together at The Bridge had to count for something."
"And if You’re really the God of second chances, maybe You could stay with Charlie Barton. Because no one needs a second chance right now more than he does."
"Please know that everything your husband has done with that bookstore mattered. It mattered to the people of Franklin and it mattered to us."
"Two little girls have a family because of your books. That’s amazing."
"Charlie gave me a novel about forgiveness and told me it would make me see things differently."
"My husband and I live near her now in Oklahoma. I feel like everything about my current situation can somehow be traced back to that single conversation, that kind act."
"You gave me my first book for free, something I never forgot."
"It’s the least we can do. After all you’ve done for us."
"From now on and as long as you wish to run The Bridge, that shall be your annual lease. One cent."
"No net ensnares me, Ryan. I’m still that girl."
"You didn’t ask." She angled her head, allowing him to see a little deeper into her soul. "When we first met, you told me you might have questions. I told you I might have answers, remember that?"
"You don’t know anything about me, Ryan Kelly."
"I’m not married." She twisted the ring on her left hand. "This is my mother’s wedding band."
"I never stopped caring about you, Molly. I hate seeing you like this."
"All I could think about was you. That night... it was one of the best in my life."
"I missed you every day since then. I thought you were married, but still"—he pulled his copy of Jane Eyre from his pocket—"I kept this. Hoping that maybe someday I’d see you again."
"A pastor once told me that God was the giver of second chances."