Distant Shores Quotes
"Trees grow thick as an old man’s beard and block out all but the hardiest rays of the sun."
"In northwest Washington state, jagged granite mountains reach for the misty sky."
"Deep in the black-and-green darkness of this old-growth forest lies the tiny town of Last Bend."
"To visitors—there are no strangers here—it is the kind of place they’d thought to encounter only in the winding tracks of their own imaginations."
"He built his town along the pebbly, pristine shores of Angel Lake and christened it Last Bend, because he thought the only home worth having was worth searching for."
"Together they fashioned the town of their combined imagination; she planted Japanese maple saplings along Main Street."
"Courage, Liam thought to himself, wasn't a hot, blistering emotion... It was a quiet thing, ice-cold more often than not."
"In the same year the Righteous Brothers lost that lovin’ feeling, Ian and Fiona began to build their dream home."
"Memories rush through her mind in no particular order, some tinged with the sweet scent of roses after a spring rain."
"Warm tears leak from the corners of her eyes, slide behind her ears, and dampen the stiff, unpleasantly scented pillow behind her head."
"It wouldn’t be called a test of faith if it were easy."
"Sometimes it catches up with me and grabs so hard I can’t remember how to breathe."
"I sorta ... fall through the floorboards of my fear, but I always land here, at her bedside, holding her hand and loving her."
"The measure of a man comes down to moments, spread out like dots of paint on the canvas of a life."
"Everything you were, everything you’ll someday be, resides in the small, seemingly ordinary choices of everyday life."
"The past mattered, of course. Liam had been willing to pretend otherwise because he loved his wife."
"The only moment of hope in this whole damned mess came when we said Julian’s name."
"He knew there was no way to undo what had been done, and that some secrets were composed of acid that, once spilled, could burn through the fragile layers of a relationship."
"I’ll always remember the look of you, standing by the lunch counter, the way that ugly orange uniform clung to your body."
"Of all the women I’ve known in my life, she alone had given me a safe harbor, a place that felt like home."
"This woman, Kayla, had been the closest. His love for her had been the best of him, and he’d turned his back on it."
"But I never had that kind of talent … Why didn’t you realize that?"
"I’ve always loved a man in a Bigfoot costume."
"Every touch and he could shatter into a dozen pieces."
"How do you keep believing she’ll wake up?" "I love her."
"In the end, his love would count for nothing."
"Every talk, every memory that entwined their lives would be Jacey’s alone now."
"So she does not remember you or the children or all the years she’s been away from him."
"This pain for you … I can barely imagine it."
"I’m going to walk Grandma back to the cottage. I’ll be right back."
"You had faith in Mikaela, Dr. Liam, from the start of this, you believed in God and in her. Don’t you stop. She will need you still … maybe even more now."
"Do you know where you are … who you are … what happened …"
"How could I forget fifteen years of loving you and Juliana?"
"Julian woke her up—after all the hours we all spent talking to her?"
"You’re thinking that maybe you want a different life, filled with lawn mowers and block parties and Little League. But that’s not who you are."
"You had the pure heart of an angel, Mikaela. You were—and are—a good person. Believe me."
"I’m sorry, Bret. I should have told you the truth."
"How could I forget such a thing? How could I have … no feeling for you at all?"
"I’m goin’ to sell these damn dream catchers. You be good while I’m gone or else."
"She loved both of you, and you were good parents. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise."