Honestly, I believe that the mother-daughter relationship is magical, complex, potentially dangerous, profoundly powerful, and deeply transformative. To put it simply, all of us have this relationship, and in a very real way, "none of us comes out alive." We are all formed first as daughters and then tested as mothers. There's nothing like motherhood to make us reassess how we were as daughters.
No mother. Two small words, and yet within them lay a bottomless well of pain and loss, a ceaseless mourning for touches that were never received and… - Kristin Hannah
No mother. Two small words, and yet within them lay a bottomless well of pain and loss, a ceaseless mourning for touches that were never received and…
- Kristin Hannah
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
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.
It's not intentions that matter. It's actions. We are what we do and say, not what we intend to. - Kristin Hannah
It's not intentions that matter. It's actions. We are what we do and say, not what we intend to.
There are always times in life that you don't fit in. But you have to go forward and make a place for yourself. That's what growing up is all about. … - Kristin Hannah
There are always times in life that you don't fit in. But you have to go forward and make a place for yourself. That's what growing up is all about. …
As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, makin… - Kristin Hannah
As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, makin…
In the sea of grief, there were islands of grace, moments in time when one could remember what was left rather than all that had been lost. - Kristin Hannah
In the sea of grief, there were islands of grace, moments in time when one could remember what was left rather than all that had been lost.
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
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.
Sometimes you simply made the wrong choice and you had to live with it. You could only change the future. - Kristin Hannah
Sometimes you simply made the wrong choice and you had to live with it. You could only change the future.
What I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are. - Kristin Hannah
What I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are.
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