Love is such a slippery thing.

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

About Kristin Hannah

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...

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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

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

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

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

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

She was so tired of being considered disposable.

—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale

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Love the giver more than the gift.

—Brigham Young

Things are beautiful if you love them.

—Jean Anouilh

Sometimes you walk past a pretty girl on the street and there's something beyond beauty in her face, something warm and smart and sensual and inviting, and in the three seconds you have to look at her, you actually fall in love, and in those moments, you can actually know the taste of her kiss, the feel of her skin against yours, the sound of her laugh, how she'll look at you and make you whole. And then she's gone, and in the five seconds afterward, you mourn her loss with more sadness than you'll ever admit to.

—Jonathan Tropper

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I love you, and more than that, I like you. I enjoy spending time with you.

—Nicholas Sparks in The Lucky One

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It's funny what love can do to a person. It strips them of everything, even their instincts. It creates a new reality for you to adhere to, a new world where you break the rules just to keep the love intact.

—Karina Halle in On Every Street

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