“Honest, hopelessly romantic old-fashioned gentleman seeks lady friend who enjoys elegant dining, dancing and the slow bloom of affection.” — Claire Cook Dogs-dating Copy Share Image
Time heals many wounds but this loss becomes the defining sadness of your life. — Claire Cook Defining Copy Share Image
Time flies. Time flies faster every year. Time flies whether you're having fun or not, whether you're living your life big or… — Claire Cook Bigs Copy Share Image
“Once you got started, all you had to do was keep placing one foot in front of the other, no matter how… — Claire Cook First step Copy Share Image
“Because I know what it's like to pour your heart and soul into a book, day after day after day, when it… — Claire Cook Books Copy Share Image
“If I didn’t have a job, I might have stayed in bed until I rotted.” — Claire Cook Beach-read Copy Share Image
What are sisters for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention. — Claire Cook Polite Copy Share Image
I'd spent so many years doing things I didn't really want to do for people I didn't really like. — Claire Cook Doing things Copy Share Image
“He looks good for a while, but ya know, ya can’t shine a sneaker.” — Claire Cook Dating Copy Share Image
“Because nobody knows you better than somebody who knew you way back then.” — Claire Cook Friendship Copy Share Image
“When my cell phone rang, I'd just finished cutting up my marriage mattress.” — Claire Cook Cell phone Copy Share Image
“What do I want? What kind of question is that? I want what everybody wants. I want someone who has my back.… — Claire Cook Life Copy Share Image
Everybody does stupid things in life. Some of us more than others. You think you're going to get away with it. Or… — Claire Cook Behind you Copy Share Image
“It's easy to look like Santa Claus when you don't have to buy the groceries.” — Claire Cook Copy Share Image
“There also wasn't one single bit of grass or dirt outside the airport. Even the median strip was a concrete sidewalk. Where… — Claire Cook Dogs Copy Share Image
“It takes courage to create,' he said. 'People are afraid of embarrassing themselves by not being good enough.' Or maybe even by… — Claire Cook Courage Copy Share Image
Maybe if the right person floats into your life, you have to jump in with both feet and try to make it… — Claire Cook Life Copy Share Image
“There’s life after divorce, Sarah,’ my father proclaimed, not that he’d ever been divorced.” — Claire Cook Divorce Copy Share Image