8 Quotes by Beth Duke

River says we all drink from the same stream, you know? There is not one drop of water on our planet that is new.

Grammy was a little disappointed, I think, to see there weren’t too many customers. We’d accidentally scheduled our trip on a Saturday during football season, which meant the entire state of Alabama would appear to have been raptured unless you were in a stadium or in front of a TV.

You are always on my mind, no matter where I go or what I do. The thought of you brings light into the darkest day.

You should always walk like you have a crown on your head, Ronni. You are beautiful when you radiate confidence. Remember that.

Laughter was the only way we could cope. It was like the momentum needed to keep going forward on a bicycle. The humor propelled us down the halls.

I started collecting something of my own: words.

She closed her eyes. Our lives, she considered, were so frighteningly unplanned. Everything came before or after certain moments; huge rocks that sent rivers of expectation and hope spilling into new directions, never to return.

A love story can be described, but it’s truly known to only two people. They share the first accidental brush of fingertips, every sigh and private joke. They dance to the same music in their hearts for a lifetime.