“I held it over my heart. Mrs. Worth smiled. "That's where a book should be carried.” — Joan Bauer Books Copy Share Image
If you worry about every little thing you're going to have one thoroughly miserable life. — Joan Bauer Fear Copy Share Image
...motherhood should be like driving a car -- you should have to pass a test before you can do it legally. — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“Un enamoramiento no es eterno. El amor es un don mágico que hay que construir con infinita paciencia” — Joan Bauer Amor Copy Share Image
“i mean, jillian gushed. you have this force connecting you. it's under the surface, but it runs deep. ” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“I looked at her from the corner of my eye. Some people are hard to imagine as children.” — Joan Bauer Children Copy Share Image
You don't understand how much light you have until the lights go out. — Joan Bauer Learning Copy Share Image
“When you listen to G. T. Stoop, you understand the importance of being a honorable person, you get charged to fight for… — Joan Bauer Playing games Copy Share Image
Infatuation cannot be sustained indefinitely, my friend. Love that embraces the entire person is a monumental gift that takes time to grow. — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“you’ve got to love yourself with all your shortcomings, and you’ve got to love the world, no matter how bad it gets.”… — Joan Bauer Love Copy Share Image
“I've got my Replogle globe, because you've got to keep a world view, you can't just live like you're the only person… — Joan Bauer Globe Copy Share Image
“Was it alright?" "It was fine." "What aspect of the definition of fine was it?" "We had a decent time." I've been… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“You think all teenagers care about are musicians and movie stars? Spend some time in Wisconsin. We'll blow your socks off.” — Joan Bauer Issues Copy Share Image
“Now I see that it isn't the problems along the way that make us or break us. It's how we learn to… — Joan Bauer Alcoholism Copy Share Image
“She studied my face. I rubbed my eyes. "I'm fine," I assured her. That was five months ago. I wasn't fine then… — Joan Bauer White lies Copy Share Image
“Finally he said, "Hope, do you want to have dinner with me sometime?" I dropped a plastic bottle of Gulden's. We looked… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“We've got so much in this life that all we know how to do is want more. So we concentrate on the… — Joan Bauer Life Copy Share Image
It was probably easier in the old days when the bad guys rode into town wearing black capes or whatever bad guys… — Joan Bauer Bad guy Copy Share Image
“Almost Home by Sugar Mae Cole Home isn’t always a place you picture in your mind With furniture and cookies and music… — Joan Bauer Home Copy Share Image
“now i believe that the way to anyone's heart is through their stomach, and, my boy, i'm here to tell you, we… — Joan Bauer Business Copy Share Image
“I flopped on the overstuffed kitchen couch and watched him go. I wondered what would happen to all his films and photographs… — Joan Bauer Abandonment Copy Share Image
It was February sixth: eight days until Valentine's Day. I was dateless, as usual, deep in the vice grip of unrequited love.… — Joan Bauer America Copy Share Image
“Why do you think, A.J.," they say in unison, "that you find these boys so attractive?" I didn't say that this fiery… — Joan Bauer Communication Copy Share Image
“There's nothing wrong with having a different way of learning. What's wrong is when people blame you for it.” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“Sometimes being hopeful needs to be a very deliberate act.” — Joan Bauer Deliberate Copy Share Image
Sometimes just getting up in the morning and standing at the gate can bring the gate down. — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
Will we have bodyguards?" "We're not quite set up for that. But with all these mothers, you don't need them. — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“You know what we learned from living under the rule of Communism?" "No." "We learned to get mad.” — Joan Bauer Communism Copy Share Image
If you can't find an answer at the mall or the library, what does that say about the world? — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
A heart will say amazing things if it's given half a chance. — Joan Bauer Amazing things Copy Share Image
“She shoved her can right under his chin. "Don't mess with seniors," she growled at him.” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“Addie always keeps her promises. That's why my mother gave me to her.” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
