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The Book Charmer

Karen Hawkins

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Love can't cure a broken heart, but it can hold the two sides together while they heal.”

“Don’t you think that’s the beauty of a book? It can take you places you can’t visit on your own, lets you meet people and see things you can’t in real life.”

“Don’t hide, child. People who really live have a little wear and tear. But that’s good. It’s what makes us interesting.”

“When it's a memory, you already know the outcome so it's easy to think it was an easier time. Looking forward is much more uncertain, and is more complicated. But I don't think it is. Not really.”

“It's sad, but life is not fair. I sometimes think it was never supposed to be. Life is made up of moments, good and bad. But while you don't get to pick all the moments, you do get to pick which ones you cling to.”

“When it’s a memory, you already know the outcome, so we believe it was an easier time.”

“Life is full of surprises and not all of them are good.”

“It's funny, but we only know the people in our lives in relation to who they are to us--a father or a mother or a brother. We never see them the way others do.”

“Dementia was an unforgiving illness, one that stole hope and crumbled pride.”

“Although only seven, she’d been reading since she was three, a fact her mother told anyone who would listen. Sarah was a voracious reader, and she’d found friends hiding between the pages of books. For her, the trips to the library meant more than the refreshing burst of air-conditioning. They were life.”

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Book Keywords:

broken-heart, life

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