“It’s really a blessing, to let go of grudges, to forgive, and to move on. To allow yourself to get rid of what they called emotional hoarding.”
―
Kaira Rouda,
Here, Home, Hope
“I didn’t know how good change could feel. I just worried about the risks, not the rewards.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“I marveled about our collective ability as women to keep all the pain hidden, just below the surface.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“It’s really a whole new feeling when you realize you’re in charge of your life, your thoughts, and your actions—or inaction.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“I'd learned balance is internal; that there really wasn’t one set formula for how to live your life nor how to handle the wife-mother-businesswoman juggling act. Maybe it was just being tuned in to every role and knowing when one or the other needed to be the focus.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“Well, it does make you realize that life, even at its longest, is still very short.” ― Kaira Rouda, All The Difference
“Life-change list Number Five: Don’t forget the care and feeding of friends.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“Infatuation, unlike love, is impossible to sustain...” ― Kaira Rouda, All The Difference
“I wonder if she is asking me for something, for some understanding. Some type of compassion or empathy. I’m not good at those emotions, or, if we’re being honest, any emotion except anger.” ― Kaira Rouda, Best Day Ever
“My life is up to me to define. I needed to make my own dreams come true.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“Kate and I had gotten into a rut, a pattern where neither of us had the energy to do anything but work and try to manage Ashlyn. We were just barely keeping it together. There was no fun, no laughter. Every day was heavy.” ― Kaira Rouda, The Next Wife
“I taught myself how to imitate the look people have when they are feeling sad, for example. The corners of the mouth droop, the eyes fill with water.” ― Kaira Rouda, Best Day Ever
“I explained at the time. “There’s a difference between not expressing things and not feeling them. Remember me, Poker-face Paul? It’s a blessing and a curse. I’m a guy. It’s how we are, genetically. You know, hard on the outside, soft on the inside. The delay, honey, is all in your pretty little head.” ― Kaira Rouda, Best Day Ever
“She stays at home and cares for the house and for the children. Optimally, she learns to cook, but at the very least, she sets a nice table. This is what we talked about, what we agreed to, even on our very first date.” ― Kaira Rouda, Best Day Ever
“Everything I’ve done, I’ve done for you.” ― Kaira Rouda, The Next Wife
“You just don’t know what’s really going on in a marriage unless it’s yours.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“To a certain extent, you can make choices, but so can everyone else around you. It's where those choices collide that things happen.” ― Kaira Rouda, All The Difference
“It’s crazy to think that tragedy gets more attention than good news. I mean, not one of my friends texted about the IPO. But I guess that’s true of people in general. They only see what they want to see, even when the truth is right in front of them.” ― Kaira Rouda, The Next Wife
“imagined how great it would feel to jump into the water to cool off. Sure, she could just go inside the main cabin and freeze in the air conditioning. But” ― Kaira Rouda, Her Forbidden Love
“I didn’t know how good change could feel. I just worried about the risks, not the rewards.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“I marveled about our collective ability as women to keep all the pain hidden, just below the surface.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“It’s really a whole new feeling when you realize you’re in charge of your life, your thoughts, and your actions—or inaction.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“I'd learned balance is internal; that there really wasn’t one set formula for how to live your life nor how to handle the wife-mother-businesswoman juggling act. Maybe it was just being tuned in to every role and knowing when one or the other needed to be the focus.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“Well, it does make you realize that life, even at its longest, is still very short.” ― Kaira Rouda, All The Difference
“Life-change list Number Five: Don’t forget the care and feeding of friends.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“Infatuation, unlike love, is impossible to sustain...” ― Kaira Rouda, All The Difference
“I wonder if she is asking me for something, for some understanding. Some type of compassion or empathy. I’m not good at those emotions, or, if we’re being honest, any emotion except anger.” ― Kaira Rouda, Best Day Ever
“My life is up to me to define. I needed to make my own dreams come true.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“Kate and I had gotten into a rut, a pattern where neither of us had the energy to do anything but work and try to manage Ashlyn. We were just barely keeping it together. There was no fun, no laughter. Every day was heavy.” ― Kaira Rouda, The Next Wife
“I taught myself how to imitate the look people have when they are feeling sad, for example. The corners of the mouth droop, the eyes fill with water.” ― Kaira Rouda, Best Day Ever
“I explained at the time. “There’s a difference between not expressing things and not feeling them. Remember me, Poker-face Paul? It’s a blessing and a curse. I’m a guy. It’s how we are, genetically. You know, hard on the outside, soft on the inside. The delay, honey, is all in your pretty little head.” ― Kaira Rouda, Best Day Ever
“She stays at home and cares for the house and for the children. Optimally, she learns to cook, but at the very least, she sets a nice table. This is what we talked about, what we agreed to, even on our very first date.” ― Kaira Rouda, Best Day Ever
“Everything I’ve done, I’ve done for you.” ― Kaira Rouda, The Next Wife
“You just don’t know what’s really going on in a marriage unless it’s yours.” ― Kaira Rouda, Here, Home, Hope
“To a certain extent, you can make choices, but so can everyone else around you. It's where those choices collide that things happen.” ― Kaira Rouda, All The Difference
“It’s crazy to think that tragedy gets more attention than good news. I mean, not one of my friends texted about the IPO. But I guess that’s true of people in general. They only see what they want to see, even when the truth is right in front of them.” ― Kaira Rouda, The Next Wife
“imagined how great it would feel to jump into the water to cool off. Sure, she could just go inside the main cabin and freeze in the air conditioning. But” ― Kaira Rouda, Her Forbidden Love
