“There is no wrong way to perform an act of kindness.”
―
Catherine Ryan Hyde,
Pay It Forward
“If it takes you apart, that's not love. Love puts you back together.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde (Love In The Present Tense)
“If you want to see a man come to his senses, try something like, Do you happen to carry a rubber in your wallet? Did I mention I'm not on the pill?” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Pay It Forward
“I guess it's hard for people who are so used to things the way they are - even if they're bad - to change. 'Cause they kind of give up. And when they do, everybody kind of loses.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Pay It Forward
“Nobody said it was a beautiful world with no scars.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Becoming Chloe
“Because it proves that you don't need much to change the entire world for the better. You can start with the most ordinary ingredients. You can start with the world you've got.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Pay It Forward
“Most people prefer to think that their resentment is entirely the fault of the person they resent, and that twisted logic seems to make sense in their minds. But it makes no sense to me at all... But it's a popular point of view. Probably because it's so much easier. It relieves you of the burden of any and all self-examination.(Nathan to Nat)” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, When I Found You
“... even though it was beautiful and comfortable, and even though it was the world, it was also a little bit boring. No, wait. Maybe boring isn’t the right word. What’s the word I’m wanting here? Lonely. That’s it. It was a little bit lonely.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Second Hand Heart
“I keep telling you the future isn't set in stone. It's not all decided yet. The future is just what's down the road we decided to walk on today. You can change roads anytime. And that changes where you end up.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Chasing Windmills
“Things are so easy to do, so hard to undo.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James
“I decided that not talking is like a litmus test for a real friend. You can just sit there and be. Not always be filling up the air with words” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Jumpstart the World
“The fact that you don’t grasp the meaning of something doesn’t mean it has none.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, When I Found You
“[Grace talking to Billy.] "It's like people who want to feel only happy but not sad," she said. "It never works. You either feel things or you don't. You don't get to pick and choose. At least, I don't think so.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Don't Let Me Go
“Everybody is a good person and a bad person at the same time. The only real variation is in the balance. How much good to how much bad. When a person has a bigger good side, we call him a good person. But it’s never absolute.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Take Me with You
“The closer you get to heaven, the less air there is, because when you get to heaven for real, you don't need to breathe anymore.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Becoming Chloe
“Because if you take something you're a thief.' She nursed the silence a moment. Downed the balance of her drink and silently signaled for another. 'Sounds simple, but you'd be amazed how many people don't get it. They steal but they call themselves honest. They cheat on their spouses and lovers but they think they're good people. They lie but they'd never call themselves liars. Well, let me tell you something, Todd. . . ." She pointed toward him with her right hand, with her lit cigarette. He leaned away slightly. She looked into the mirror of his eyes and saw herself going too far. 'You are what you do. That's what I'm trying to tell you. What we do defines us. However we behave, conduct our lives . . . that's real. The rest is just a story for publication.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James
“The people with the least to give always give the most. Haven’t you noticed that?” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Don't Let Me Go
“I think it's the things we don't talk about that make us old before out time.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James
“You are what you do. That's what I'm trying to tell you. What we do defines us. However we behave, conduct our lives...that's real. The rest is a story for publication.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James
“If it takes you apart, that's not love. Love puts you back together.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde (Love In The Present Tense)
“If you want to see a man come to his senses, try something like, Do you happen to carry a rubber in your wallet? Did I mention I'm not on the pill?” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Pay It Forward
“I guess it's hard for people who are so used to things the way they are - even if they're bad - to change. 'Cause they kind of give up. And when they do, everybody kind of loses.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Pay It Forward
“Nobody said it was a beautiful world with no scars.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Becoming Chloe
“Because it proves that you don't need much to change the entire world for the better. You can start with the most ordinary ingredients. You can start with the world you've got.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Pay It Forward
“Most people prefer to think that their resentment is entirely the fault of the person they resent, and that twisted logic seems to make sense in their minds. But it makes no sense to me at all... But it's a popular point of view. Probably because it's so much easier. It relieves you of the burden of any and all self-examination.(Nathan to Nat)” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, When I Found You
“... even though it was beautiful and comfortable, and even though it was the world, it was also a little bit boring. No, wait. Maybe boring isn’t the right word. What’s the word I’m wanting here? Lonely. That’s it. It was a little bit lonely.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Second Hand Heart
“I keep telling you the future isn't set in stone. It's not all decided yet. The future is just what's down the road we decided to walk on today. You can change roads anytime. And that changes where you end up.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Chasing Windmills
“Things are so easy to do, so hard to undo.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James
“I decided that not talking is like a litmus test for a real friend. You can just sit there and be. Not always be filling up the air with words” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Jumpstart the World
“The fact that you don’t grasp the meaning of something doesn’t mean it has none.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, When I Found You
“[Grace talking to Billy.] "It's like people who want to feel only happy but not sad," she said. "It never works. You either feel things or you don't. You don't get to pick and choose. At least, I don't think so.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Don't Let Me Go
“Everybody is a good person and a bad person at the same time. The only real variation is in the balance. How much good to how much bad. When a person has a bigger good side, we call him a good person. But it’s never absolute.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Take Me with You
“The closer you get to heaven, the less air there is, because when you get to heaven for real, you don't need to breathe anymore.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Becoming Chloe
“Because if you take something you're a thief.' She nursed the silence a moment. Downed the balance of her drink and silently signaled for another. 'Sounds simple, but you'd be amazed how many people don't get it. They steal but they call themselves honest. They cheat on their spouses and lovers but they think they're good people. They lie but they'd never call themselves liars. Well, let me tell you something, Todd. . . ." She pointed toward him with her right hand, with her lit cigarette. He leaned away slightly. She looked into the mirror of his eyes and saw herself going too far. 'You are what you do. That's what I'm trying to tell you. What we do defines us. However we behave, conduct our lives . . . that's real. The rest is just a story for publication.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James
“The people with the least to give always give the most. Haven’t you noticed that?” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Don't Let Me Go
“I think it's the things we don't talk about that make us old before out time.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James
“You are what you do. That's what I'm trying to tell you. What we do defines us. However we behave, conduct our lives...that's real. The rest is a story for publication.” ― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James
