Her life was beginning to make sense again, although she couldn't say that she was enjoying it. But her mind was clear, and her heart was not constantly as heavy. Only when she thought about him. But she knew that in time, she'd survive it. She had done it before and would again. Eventually the heart repairs.

—Danielle Steel in Miracle

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About Danielle Steel

Portrait of Danielle Steel

Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel (born August 14, 1947) is an American writer best known for her romance novels. She is the bestselling living author and the fourth-best-selling fiction author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold. As of 2024, she has written 210 books, including over 182 novels.

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Maybe some people just aren’t meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It’s like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn.

—Danielle Steel in The Gift

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I wouldn't cry today. I wouldn't cry over him again. Not ever.

—Abbi Glines in Sometimes It Lasts

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Time heals. It's slow and it's painful but it works. Talking helps, going out with other people, seeing friends. She'll be like a book you read long ago. If you trust that if it's meant to be then it'll be again, and if it's not you will wake up one day and realize that you hadn't even thought of her once. And then you'll be free.

—Endless Love (2014)

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Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.

—William Congreve

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The truth is, sometimes too much can happen in a relationship, and then there’s nothing anyone can do or say. It’s broken.

—Gabrielle Zevin in In the Age of Love and Chocolate

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