Bloodlines Quote by Martina Boone

“The greatest challenge of parenting is in the inner work it requires: the strength and confidence in believing that we are not in control…

— Kelly Bartlett

“But there was a difference between being stuck and choosing to stay. Between being found and finding yourself.”

— Martina Boone

“It doesn't matter how great your shoes are if you don't accomplish anything in them.”

— Martina Boone

“Her hands crept around his neck, tangling in his hair to keep him closer, even though she knew that beautiful boys with expiration dates…

— Martina Boone

“Love doesn't come with an on-off switch. It's made of too many threads of memory and hope and heartache that weave themselves into the…

— Martina Boone

“We've lost a lot of years, but you can't lose love. Not real love. It stays locked inside you, ready for whenever you are…

— Martina Boone

“Sometimes, though, we let ourselves get so used to being 'fine' that we lose track of how 'not fine' we are.”

— Martina Boone

“Is there a reason you look like you want to murder me?" "Not particularly. You have that effect on people.”

— Martina Boone

“Everything in life had its phases, and if you were smart, you learned to appreciate them all. What really mattered, though, were the people…

— Sarah Dessen

The people who died in the Twin Towers in that terrible crime mattered. The people who were bombed to death in dusty villages in…

— John Pilger

“What is it that makes a family? Certainly no document does, no legal pronouncement or accident of birth. No, real families come from choices…

— Elizabeth Berg

“God became a real man, had a real birth, and had a real, physical body. This is an essential point of the Christian faith”

— Henry Hon