47 Quotes by Mary Alice Monroe

Privacy is something that we maintain for the good of ourselves and others. Secrecy we keep to separate ourselves from others, even those we love.

I always begin with a source of inspiration that comes from nature. The story comes from my research, volunteering, and meeting the people involved in that story world. I am an intuitive writer and an image, sound, experience can all inspire a scene or a plot twist!

Love is a sprint. Marriage is a marathon. An endurance race, if you will.

As I began researching butterflies, however, the monarch stood out among all of them. It’s the only butterfly – the only insect – that migrates like a bird or a whale!

And quickly. If you let it, grief could swallow you whole.

She had to learn this painful lesson. And quickly. If you let it, grief could swallow you whole.

The secret to happiness is to embrace the humility to accept what comes and the courage to continue on your life’s path with an open heart.

The theme that runs through all my books is connection. Connection – physical and non-physical – with other humans, and connection with nature are necessary for our well-being. Without it, we are depressed, lonely, and fail to thrive.

Friendships were easy when life was going smoothly. What was hard was to be there for your friend when life got rough and the friendship was neither easy nor fun. The challenge was to forgive the friend when she failed.