14 Quotes by Barbara Freethy

I can't die yet, honey. I haven't finished counting the stars and don't you know, my darling girl, that you will never be alone, because there is always love, and love lives forever.

No, I stay for myself. Everything I need, everything I want, is here. I know it's not enough for most people, but it is for me. Every time I leave, even for an afternoon or an overnight trip to Seattle, I can't wait to get back. This is home. And I guess I'm a person who needs a home, a place to plant seeds and watch them grow.

You deserve to be happy. You also deserve to be you.

Some men are born to rule, some to follow, some to ponder, some to wander.

It was always easier to believe the bad stuff people thought about you than the good.

No one else can fight your battles for you. In the end we all stand alone. So when it comes your time to stand front and center, raise your chin high, look everyone straight in the eye and know in your heart that you’re up to the challenge.

I love him, and I hate him. I can’t help it. I’m sure he feels much the same way. We’ve shared some of the best days of our lives and some of the worst. We understand each other, and yet we don’t. We make each other laugh, and we make each other cry.

The monsters aren’t always in the closet or under the bed. Sometimes they’re right in front of you, only everyone thinks they’re the good guys.

Okay, just be quiet for a second, would you?” He squatted down next to the baby and patted the baby’s head, which only seemed to make him – or was that her – more angry.