“ You know who invented the twist, right? asked the man next to him. It was John D. Rockefeller. He was a germophobe, and citrus was a natural disinfectant, so Rockefeller always asked his bartenders to… Elin Hilderbrand
“ Kelley becomes addicted to the novels of Danielle Steel. Now, there’s a woman who knows about life: dying billionaires who cut their obnoxious children out of the will, unappreciated housewives who fa… Elin Hilderbrand
“ The Riders Placencia Beach, Belize, 1996 Americans aren’t overly familiar with Tim Winton, although in my mind he is one of the best writers anywhere. This novel is set in Ireland and Greece as a man… Elin Hilderbrand
“ With this in mind, Ava tells herself to be present and celebrate the holiday instead of wishing it was over. After all, one is given only a certain number of Christmases in one's life. Elin Hilderbrand
“ What happened when we died? How were we to know that death wasn't as profound an adventure as life was? Elin Hilderbrand
“ Fear gripped her like hands around the neck, the way it could only happen in an unfamiliar room in the pitch black of night. Elin Hilderbrand
“ She had thought that 'depression' would be like sitting in a rocking chair and not being able to make it move. She had thought it would descend over her like a fog, turning things fuzzy, coloring them… Elin Hilderbrand
“ Meredith immersed herself in the novels. For some reason, fiction hit on the meaning of life so much more concisely than real life itself did. Elin Hilderbrand
“ Nothing was a natural predator of productive fiction writing like the cell phone. Ditto the laptop. As she had well learned, the laptop could destroy a day. Elin Hilderbrand
