Catherine Anderson

A ghost from her past, part of a world to which she no longer belonged but had never stopped missing.

Annie giggled again. She couldn__ seem to stop herself. And when she did, the most incredible thing happened. Alex__ grin vanished, and after gazing down at her for what seemed to her several endless seconds, he got tears in his eyes. __hank you,_ he said. Only that, just a simple __hank you._ But to Annie, those were the two most wonderful words she__ ever seen spoken, and they meant more to her than a thousand others might have. With them, he told her a wealth of things, namely that he had meant everything he__ said to her in the attic, that he not only wouldn__ punish her for making noise, but that he wanted her to.

Do you think courage means being fearless? Or daring? Courage, real courage, is taking three steps when it terrifies you.

I strike fear into you because I am a man?""It isn't funny.""I do not laugh. It is a sad thing, yes, that your husband is a man. A very terrible thing.

When God saw fit to bestow such a gift, a man with any sense didn__ ask questions.

Falling in love doesn't always lead to heartbreak, honey. With the right man, it can be a one-way ticket to paradise.

Only you would ask. All anyone has to do is look in your eyes to see your heart shining through, and it's a warm heart, to boot. I think Hattie has made the perfect choice"Chloe felt as if she'd just gotten a telephone hug.

Bad things happen, Mathew. We can't see them coming, and there's often nothing we can do to prevent them. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't all live life to its fullest.

We are like guests on this Earth, either we get to be nice or we get to be bad

What was she thinking? Tarnished Silver? Brother. He probably practiced that smoldering look in the mirror so all women within a mile would fall over like nine pins when he smiled. Well, count her out. He was mouthwatering to look at, but so was cheesecake, and cheesecake was a heck of a lot safer.

And if you ever - and I do mean ever - try to leave me, I__ goin_ with you.

Mother's Eden: Does your Matthew... Well, does he make you feel as if he just handed you a handful of Stars?Eden: He make me feel as if he handed me the moon as well, Mama. Maybe the whole universe.