Quotations from

Kristin Hannah

About

Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is an American writer. Her most notable works include Winter Garden, The Nightingale, Firefly Lane, The Great Alone, and The Four Winds. In addition to this, The Nightingale is in the process of being turned into a film adaptation, which is set to be released in early 2027. Hannah's most recent work, The Women, was published in 2024. It is set in the United States in the 1960s during the Vietnam War.

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Quotes from Kristin Hannah

It occurred to her suddenly, sharply, that she wanted to be in love. She wanted not to feel so damned alone in the world.

—Kristin Hannah in Firefly Lane

Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.

—Kristin Hannah in Distant Shores

Perhaps that's why I find myself looking backward. The past has a clarity I can no longer see in the present.

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

Love is such a slippery thing.

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

I know that grief, like regret, settles into our DNA and remains forever a part of us.

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

Memories—even the best of them—faded.

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

She was so tired of being considered disposable.

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

Some stories don't have happy endings. Even love stories. Maybe especially love stories.

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours.

—Kristin Hannah in Firefly Lane

Maybe time didn't heal wounds exactly, but it gave you a kind of armor, or a new perspective. A way to remember with a smile instead of a sob.

—Kristin Hannah in Night Road

She wanted to bottle how safe she felt in this moment, so she could drink of it later when loneliness and fear left her parched.

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

Books

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