“ On his very worst day, each one of these men managed to summon his very best. Each one embodied the essence of courage. It is not the state of being unafraid, but the rare ability to confront fear. Susan Wiggs
“ No, my darling. I’ll love the woman you keep hidden inside you. You’ve led men to battle, but never into your heart. Men respect you, they obey you, but they see you as a warrior. You’ve never had the… Susan Wiggs
“ If possible, get the ingredients at your local farmer’s market. Food tastes better when you know where it comes from. ⅓ cup honey 2 cups melon cubes ⅓ cup lemon or lime juice 2 cups green seedless gra… Susan Wiggs
“ I read sixty books last year. Geez, he said. Why? ’Cause there wasn’t time to read more, Susan Wiggs
“ DEDICATION In memory of my dad, Nick Klist —with deepest gratitude for all the love, the courage, the laughter, and the wisdom of a lifetime. He lives in the hearts of those who loved him. Susan Wiggs
“ As a child, she’d been a great reader, finding the ultimate escape within the pages of a story. She learned that opening a book was like opening a set of double doors—the next step would take her insi… Susan Wiggs
“ San Francisco was her favorite. It was the kind of city where being independent was valued, not pitied or regarded as a problem to be rectified by well-meaning friends. Susan Wiggs
“ Watched as the earth mother turned into a corporate dominatrix, chewing out the legal counsel Susan Wiggs
“ Quit arguing, he said. It’s a done deal. He sat down and shoved first one foot, then the other, into his cowboy boots—the ridiculously expensive ones she had given him last Christmas. She’d never regr… Susan Wiggs
“ Equaled her brilliant sister in the classroom. She used to pretend it didn’t matter during the years she and Abigail attended Miss Madinsky’s school together. Alongside the pampered daughters of judge… Susan Wiggs
“ You mustn’t touch me. Very slowly, he lowered his hand. You need to be touched, Caitlin MacBride. You need it very badly. She girded herself with denial. Even if it were so, I would not need it from a… Susan Wiggs
“ We all have our own unique gifts. It is incumbent upon the larger society to discover them. Susan Wiggs
“ There was something elemental and, all right, fundamentally sexy, about a guy building a fire for a woman. Maybe it went back to caveman times. She felt a natural attraction to a man with the instinct… Susan Wiggs
“ The human heart has a way of holding on for as long as it takes, until it has been fulfilled. Susan Wiggs
“ She visited her father all the time. She’d stepped over piles of clutter, but it had never occurred to her that Pop was having serious problems. As time went by, his carelessness had increased, but Ro… Susan Wiggs
“ There is something about losing your mother that is permanent and inexpressable - a wound that will never quite heal. Susan Wiggs
“ I see the way he looks at you when you're not aware of his gaze. I see the way you care for him. And so when you think he wants you gone, it is not that. He is simply afraid to lose you. Susan Wiggs
“ You always look on the dark side of life. I believe in capturing the moment...Joy is so fleeting. You never know when it might be snatched away. Susan Wiggs
