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“Stand tall, Eliane... Don't let them destroy you, too. Promise yourself. We will survive this. We won't let them beat us. Courage, ma fille, courage.”

Courage Survival Hard Times Fortitude

Book:The Beekeeper's Promise

Source: The Beekeeper's Promise

“...It's an affirmation of life and hope, of courage and quiet strength, of the defiant joy that exists alongside the sadness and the fear.”

Joy Hope Courage Hard Times Fortitude

Book:The Beekeeper's Promise

Source: The Beekeeper's Promise

“Was she strong enough to be able to recover from it, or did something break in her that day? Did the impact of that fleeting encounter knock her so hard that she was irreparably damaged? Can a broken heart be real?”

Book:The Dressmaker's Gift

Source: The Dressmaker's Gift

“Claire felt a change happening within herself as well. Her heart had begun to mend – as hearts will do if they are given enough exposure to time and the kindness of good friends – and as it mended, it transformed into something new. The hard lesson that she’d learned had forced her to reflect on the person she really was, and on the person she wanted to be, and she discovered a new core of resolve within herself.”

Change Lessons Heartbreak Reflection Redemption

Book:The Dressmaker's Gift

Source: The Dressmaker's Gift

“I've ruined it. I've proven to myself what I've always feared, that I am too damaged to be loved. I'm not strong enough for this.”

Love Heartbreak Damage

Book:The Dressmaker's Gift

Source: The Dressmaker's Gift

“Claire and Vivi showed how much the human spirit can endure: brutality, cruelty, inhumanity – all of these can be borne. It is the loss of those you love that is unbearable.”

Loss Grief Heartbreak

Book:The Dressmaker's Gift

Source: The Dressmaker's Gift

“That noose of guilt around her heart drew even tighter and for a moment she felt dizzy as a wave of overwhelmingly conflicting emotions washed through her.”

Book:The Dressmaker's Gift

Source: The Dressmaker's Gift

“if it's built into my DNA, then how could I ever contemplate inflicting it on the people I love passing it on to children of my own, perpetuating the pain and the loneliness in another generation?”

Book:The Dressmaker's Gift

Source: The Dressmaker's Gift

“I have a horrible feeling that history is going to repeat itself and Claire is never going to learn any lessons from her mistakes. But then, do any of us, ever?”

Lessons Mistakes

Book:The Dressmaker's Gift

Source: The Dressmaker's Gift

“You smell of honey and sunshine. Even after all that. The darkness of this world can't dim the light that shines from you, Eliane.”

Love Light Sunshine Honey

Book:The Beekeeper's Promise

Source: The Beekeeper's Promise