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

It's not intentions that matter. It's actions. We are what we do and say, not what we intend to.

- 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

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

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

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

Sometimes you simply made the wrong choice and you had to live with it. You could only change the future.

- 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.

- Kristin Hannah

What I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are.

- Kristin Hannah