“Cheating and lying aren't struggles, they're reasons to break up.”
―
Patti Callahan Henry,
Between The Tides
“Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“Sometimes we know who we want to be and what we want to do long... long before we know how to get there.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“If only it were so easy to pick up the broken pieces of life, glue them back together, and cover them with paint like nothing had ever happened.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“Grief wraps around people, takes them to a place they would not go otherwise.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“There were some things that needed to be said even if the person you were saying them to didn't understand; words that must be released from their trapped place where their flapping to get out could cause internal damage.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“You don't always need proof to know something.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“The right thing at the wrong time is never the right thing.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“When you know you love someone, when you know it's finally the right time, you don't just wait around for the right words, you just say the sentences even if they're all mixed up and imperfect.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Coming Up for Air
“There are always consequences to the truth.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“I was never without a book, just in case there were empty moments to slip into a life that wasn't mine.” ― Patti Callahan Henry
“We have to know the truth about the past to discover out future.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“People say it all the time--'follow your heart.' What are we supposed to do--take our heart out and walk around behind it--follow it down the sidewalk to the mall? Your feet will lead you to your heart. Ha! "Maybe it just means you should know your heart, because if you know it, you might do what it says to do. I don't think it means you do whatever you damn well please. I don't think the heart speaks very loudly either--just tosses you hints and whispers.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
“It is not about how it ends; it is about the journey. The full story. You have to know the full story to care about or know the ending.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
“Souls bound together can't be forever torn apart by distance and neither by death.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
“Be careful what you believe - it is who you are.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
“Sometimes we tell our stories and sometimes our stories tell us.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, The Bookshop at Water's End
“You need to take care of the root in order to heal the tree. - Gullah Proverb” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Where the River Runs
“I hope you never understand what it is to know that all you believed is wrong--sorely wrong.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
“Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“Sometimes we know who we want to be and what we want to do long... long before we know how to get there.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“If only it were so easy to pick up the broken pieces of life, glue them back together, and cover them with paint like nothing had ever happened.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“Grief wraps around people, takes them to a place they would not go otherwise.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“There were some things that needed to be said even if the person you were saying them to didn't understand; words that must be released from their trapped place where their flapping to get out could cause internal damage.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“You don't always need proof to know something.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“The right thing at the wrong time is never the right thing.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“When you know you love someone, when you know it's finally the right time, you don't just wait around for the right words, you just say the sentences even if they're all mixed up and imperfect.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Coming Up for Air
“There are always consequences to the truth.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“I was never without a book, just in case there were empty moments to slip into a life that wasn't mine.” ― Patti Callahan Henry
“We have to know the truth about the past to discover out future.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Between The Tides
“People say it all the time--'follow your heart.' What are we supposed to do--take our heart out and walk around behind it--follow it down the sidewalk to the mall? Your feet will lead you to your heart. Ha! "Maybe it just means you should know your heart, because if you know it, you might do what it says to do. I don't think it means you do whatever you damn well please. I don't think the heart speaks very loudly either--just tosses you hints and whispers.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
“It is not about how it ends; it is about the journey. The full story. You have to know the full story to care about or know the ending.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
“Souls bound together can't be forever torn apart by distance and neither by death.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
“Be careful what you believe - it is who you are.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
“Sometimes we tell our stories and sometimes our stories tell us.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, The Bookshop at Water's End
“You need to take care of the root in order to heal the tree. - Gullah Proverb” ― Patti Callahan Henry, Where the River Runs
“I hope you never understand what it is to know that all you believed is wrong--sorely wrong.” ― Patti Callahan Henry, When Light Breaks
