“Each person's heart breaks in it's own way. Every cure will be different, but there are some things we all need. Before anything else, we need to feel safe.”
―
Erica Bauermeister,
The School of Essential Ingredients
“Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“They said - Adults need to have fun so children will want to grow up.” ― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners
“I am starting to think that maybe memories are like this dessert. I eat it, and it becomes a part of me, whether I remember it later or not.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“I think love is kind of like those waves out there," she said. "You ride one in to the beach, and it's the most amazing thing you've ever felt. But at some point the water goes back out; it has to. And maybe you're lucky-maybe you're both too busy to do anything drastic. Maybe you're good as friends, so you stay. And then something happens-maybe it's something as big as a baby, or as small as him unloading the dishwasher-and the wave comes back in again. And it does that, over and over. I just think sometimes people forget to wait.” ― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners
“I used to know a sculptor... He always said that if you looked hard enough, you could see where each person carried his soul in his body. It sounds crazy, but when you saw his sculptures, it made sense. I think the same is true with those we love... Our bodies carry our memories of them, in our muscles, in our skin, in our bones. My children are right here." She pointed to the inside curve of her elbow. "Where I held them when they were babies. Even if there comes a time when I don't know who they are anymore. I believe I will feel them here.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“We sat in silence, letting the green in the air heal what it could.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The Scent Keeper
“Sometimes, niña, our greatest gifts grow from what we are not given.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“The name for the cocoa tree is theobroma, which means "food of the gods." I know that chocolate is meant for us, however, because the melting point for good chocolate just happens to be the temperature within your very human mouth.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“You know," Marion said, "I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot but she was so strong, so compassionate. I asked her how she could be the way she was, and you know what she told me?" Hadley shook her head. "She said, 'You can be broken, or broken open. That choice is yours.” ― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners
“If you live in your sense, slowly, with attention, if you use your eyes and your fingertips and your taste buds, then romance is something you’ll never need a greeting card to make you remember.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“We are all just ingredients, Tom What matters is the grace with which you cook the meal” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“Scents were like rain, or birds. They left and came back.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The Scent Keeper
“Being around her, he found even every day experiences were deeper, nuanced. Satisfaction and awareness slipped in between the layers of life like love notes hidden in the pages of a textbook.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“When she realized that there are many kinds of love and not all of them are obvious. That some wait like presents in the back of the closet until you are able to open them.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“I've been wondering," Isabelle commented reflectively over dessert, "if it is foolish to make new memories when you know you are going to lose them.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“She felt about her zester the way some women do about a pair of spiky red shoes--a frivolous splurge, good only for parties, but oh so lovely.” ― Erica Bauermeister
“Irreversible decisions are good for the soul, word lady.” ― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners
“It’s amazing how easily we can cast ourselves in the role of hero.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The Scent Keeper
“Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“They said - Adults need to have fun so children will want to grow up.” ― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners
“I am starting to think that maybe memories are like this dessert. I eat it, and it becomes a part of me, whether I remember it later or not.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“I think love is kind of like those waves out there," she said. "You ride one in to the beach, and it's the most amazing thing you've ever felt. But at some point the water goes back out; it has to. And maybe you're lucky-maybe you're both too busy to do anything drastic. Maybe you're good as friends, so you stay. And then something happens-maybe it's something as big as a baby, or as small as him unloading the dishwasher-and the wave comes back in again. And it does that, over and over. I just think sometimes people forget to wait.” ― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners
“I used to know a sculptor... He always said that if you looked hard enough, you could see where each person carried his soul in his body. It sounds crazy, but when you saw his sculptures, it made sense. I think the same is true with those we love... Our bodies carry our memories of them, in our muscles, in our skin, in our bones. My children are right here." She pointed to the inside curve of her elbow. "Where I held them when they were babies. Even if there comes a time when I don't know who they are anymore. I believe I will feel them here.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“We sat in silence, letting the green in the air heal what it could.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The Scent Keeper
“Sometimes, niña, our greatest gifts grow from what we are not given.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“The name for the cocoa tree is theobroma, which means "food of the gods." I know that chocolate is meant for us, however, because the melting point for good chocolate just happens to be the temperature within your very human mouth.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“You know," Marion said, "I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot but she was so strong, so compassionate. I asked her how she could be the way she was, and you know what she told me?" Hadley shook her head. "She said, 'You can be broken, or broken open. That choice is yours.” ― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners
“If you live in your sense, slowly, with attention, if you use your eyes and your fingertips and your taste buds, then romance is something you’ll never need a greeting card to make you remember.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“We are all just ingredients, Tom What matters is the grace with which you cook the meal” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“Scents were like rain, or birds. They left and came back.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The Scent Keeper
“Being around her, he found even every day experiences were deeper, nuanced. Satisfaction and awareness slipped in between the layers of life like love notes hidden in the pages of a textbook.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“When she realized that there are many kinds of love and not all of them are obvious. That some wait like presents in the back of the closet until you are able to open them.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“I've been wondering," Isabelle commented reflectively over dessert, "if it is foolish to make new memories when you know you are going to lose them.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients
“She felt about her zester the way some women do about a pair of spiky red shoes--a frivolous splurge, good only for parties, but oh so lovely.” ― Erica Bauermeister
“Irreversible decisions are good for the soul, word lady.” ― Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners
“It’s amazing how easily we can cast ourselves in the role of hero.” ― Erica Bauermeister, The Scent Keeper
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