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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 82d58d3 | I still have my talent. My life. You're the one who told me not to live in fear. I'm listening to you. If I don't act on my instincts, then I'm afraid to act on what I know is right. And this is right. I feel it in my heart. In my soul. I know what to do. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| b2b1bea | But the pursuit of wealth would not inspire passion. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| c8e524e | That death followed life and life was renewed once again, over and over with the steadiness of the seasons. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| bc21162 | I'm sure that's true. Nonetheless, Nate has to learn to face the consequences of his actions. You will not be able to protect him from all of life's difficult moments, you know. No parent can. All we can do is to let him go through them and learn from them. To give him the tools he needs. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| f129113 | I accept that the mind often dictates the heart. Yet I believe that the heart is the truer guide. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 05fa118 | I accept that I'm feeling afraid at this moment. But it's only a feeling. I accept it won't kill me. This feeling is the worst that will happen. I just need to ride it out. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 1218b6c | That's all any of us can do, my dear. We wake up, bolster our resolve, and rise to face the new day. Or else lie in bed and waste our lives. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| e0f20c1 | No more sorrow and regret! Take heart! A new day is beginning. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 35e91ef | But she had the chance now to make things right, at least for her daughter. She may have done a lot of things wrong, but the decision to give up her child would be the one responsible, unselfish act of her life. It was the best thing she'd ever done. But it felt like the worst. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 201af1b | Her love for Mamaw had always been like that porch light, the one true shining light in her heart when the world proved dark and scary. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| b44a709 | Be strong, my baby girl. Be happy. You will survive." And so, she vowed, would she." | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 1eaf9c4 | Don't be angry any longer! Cancer is eating away my body, but anger will eat away your soul. Don't let it destroy your chance for happiness. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 5c450a9 | A mother never hears the words "I hate you" without cringing and feeling like a hopeless failure." | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 2609ed6 | see so many things in you, Anne Marie," she said softly, tilting her head as she continued her perusal. "The way you move your head a certain way, the breathiness of your voice, the manner in which you hold your shoulders back when you walk. They say there are blood ties in every family and I believe it. I'd like to tell you everything there is to know about me and my family--your family. Not to detract from the family that you already have.. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 89c791c | Basically it means there is no one correct view of the universe. We each see things from our own frame of reference. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| f61fe91 | I can't change the past. I can't take the hurt back. But I can soften it if I can just learn how to accept it. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 3882447 | What had Van Gogh said? I would rather die of passion than of boredom. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 749681c | Stop what you're doing and observe your children! Lovie wanted to say to the young mother. Quick, set aside your chores and turn your head. See how they laugh with such abandon? Only the very young can laugh like that. Look how they are giving you clues to who they are. Treasure these moments! Savor them. For they will disappear as quickly as the setting sun. And then, before you know it, you will be like me--an old woman, alone and willing.. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 2eb377d | Tears filled her eyes. Seeing the mother and her young children brought back images that were both joyous and heartbreaking. The years had flown by too swiftly, slipping away like sand through her fingers. She lifted her chin and wiped away the tear from her cheek. The vast blue ahead stretched out seemingly to infinity. This was no time for tears, she chided herself. She was old enough to know that life, like the sea, didn't always play fa.. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| a87bcd3 | She had but one hope. "Lord," she prayed, her voice raspy in her tight throat. "I'm not here to complain. You know me better than that after all this time. But the Bible says You never close a door without opening a window. So I'm praying for You to open the window. You know how things are between Cara and me. It will probably take a miracle to make peace. But You're famous for those, so I'm hopeful. Please, Lord, that's all I'm asking for... | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| ad8ef81 | You carry my love within you. A day will never dawn nor a sunset slip into the horizon when I will not think of you. I accept that the mind often dictates the heart. Yet I believe that the heart is the truer guide. So, if in the course of time you should want to come to me, do not hesitate. Know that I will be waiting for you. You will always have my heart--my love. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 07b3342 | I accept that the mind often dictates the heart. Yet I believe that the heart is the truer guide. Was she | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 3a2f2e9 | true joy came from loved ones, not loved things. Knowing that helped her feel free. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| f08db21 | This anger I felt wasn't about the child at all. It's inside me and it's poisoning so many of my relationships. It leaves so little room for compassion." She reached up to wipe a tear from her face. "That's no way to live. I have to get over it. I may need some help, I don't know. But I realized something today dredging up all those murky memories. I can't change the past. I can't take the hurt back. But I can soften it if I can just learn .. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 17615e4 | The secret to survival was in seeing the world through the eyes--and heart--of a child. That was Merry's lesson to her sisters. To treasure life, and most of all, to love. Simply, unconditionally and with joyful abandon. To love without demanding or expecting anything in return. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| dfd8ca7 | People always seem to be in so much of a hurry. Rush, rush, rush. What are they rushing toward? Life isn't some kind of race. We all cross the same finish line, sooner or later. You'd hate to get the end in sight and suddenly wish you'd walked rather than run, wouldn't you? Maybe that's why they call it the human race. Well, we are all in it together. But the winner of this race gets no prize. so take your time. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 45f7fdf | The years had a way of rounding off the pointed edges of anger. | Mary Alice Monroe | ||
| 5ca8625 | Department of Homeland Security. "Each one of them is mid- to upper-level management in their agencies." | Brad Thor | ||
| 19f22aa | They had one mantra, and it came straight from the founder of the OSS, Wild Bill Donovan. If you fall, fall forward | Brad Thor | ||
| 9436430 | The funny thing about believing you can do no wrong is that you quickly begin doing nothing but wrong. | Brad Thor | ||
| 6abf95b | yours, Rob," she replied. "Damn it, Gretchen," he said. "This is how it works. I can't always give you all the information." "Well you could have given us more." The statement hung in the air between them for several moments. Finally, Hutton relented, "I don't have all of the pieces," | Brad Thor | ||
| 1e0b7f6 | Their time was short, so Morrell spoke quickly. "It is the stated policy of the United States government never to negotiate with terrorists. We all know it's the nation's first and most important commandment in the war on terror -- Thou shalt not negotiate with terrorists." Harvath was well aware of the commandment. "But somebody broke it," he guessed as he thought about the five prisoners released from Guantanamo. Morrell nodded. "There is.. | Brad Thor | ||
| c795c96 | You can't always choose the situation you find yourself in, but you can choose how you react to it. | Brad Thor | ||
| 0545741 | If you must break the law, do it to seize power." --JULIUS CAESAR" | Brad Thor | ||
| 0b87df5 | He removed the 9mm Heckler & Koch USP SD Herman had given him and spun a GEMTECH suppressor onto its threaded barrel. It was loaded with subsonic ammunition and he carried two extra magazines. If bullets started flying, though, that meant something had gone very wrong. | Brad Thor | ||
| d04f2f5 | The first thing Harvath removed was a sand-colored, modified Palafox 9mm SIG Sauer P226 pistol. It had bright green TRUGLO Tritium/Fiber-Optic Day/Night sights that allowed for fast target acquisition regardless of light conditions. Portions of the slide had been milled away to lessen the weapon's weight. It also helped to reduce muzzle flip and better assist recoil management. Accompanying the pistol was a Sticky-brand inside-the-waistband.. | Brad Thor | ||
| 038e5ea | Within half a block the man was sweating. By the intersection, his clothes were sticking to his body. The Glock tucked behind his right hip was slick with perspiration. Guns, money, and a bunch of high-tech gear. Just like something out of a movie. Except it wasn't. This was real. Turning right, he headed into the large open-air market. It looked as if a car bomb packed with neon paint cans had detonated. | Brad Thor | ||
| c51b538 | Being happy boils down to three things. Something to do. Someone to love. And something to look forward to. | Brad Thor | ||
| 5663bac | Nicholas is smart, though. He doesn't push it directly at Vottari. He pushes it through other people Vottari knows and trusts on SnapChat, Instagram, et cetera. They repost it and it keeps showing up in his feeds. That's it. | Brad Thor | ||
| ce7c614 | Harvath shrugged as his phone chimed. "That's social media for you. There's a reason the intelligence community loves it so much." | Brad Thor | ||
| e78d0ec | In the corner of the lobby was a registration desk. Harvath greeted the young man sitting behind it and gave him the | Brad Thor | ||
| 948520e | Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. | seals navy | Brad Thor | |
| f29d6f8 | whoever had written it. Placing the crime scene photo of Claire Marcourt's body with the other two pictures, he remarked, "How about the local police, do they have any clues to go on? Witnesses? CCTV footage?" "Nothing," the security chief replied. "Whoever did this went to great lengths to make sure they didn't leave any evidence behind." He found that hard to believe, too. There was always evidence. It was just a matter of how well traine.. | Brad Thor | ||
| 9e48cf6 | hunt you down and kill you myself. Chapter 18 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA The call from Philippe Roussard's handler came in the middle of the night. "Do you have everything in place?" Roussard sat up in bed" | Brad Thor |