Top 180 Debbie Macomber Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “Men, especially sick ones, are the biggest babies on earth,” Barbara said wryly. “They get a little virus and think someone should rush in to make a documentary about their life-threatening condition. My advice to you is let him wallow in his misery all by himself.”

— Debbie Macomber

152. “There was a certain comfort in denial. This fragile peace with her consciousness had to be maintained at all costs. Ignored and buried.”

— Debbie Macomber

153. “His hair was cut close on the sides and long on top, gathered into a neat man bun.”

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154. “The sunlight had broken through the trees and landed on her like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.”

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155. “You can’t bring back the past,” he said. The words were filled with regret. “No,” she agreed softly, “you can’t. Today, this minute. Now is all that matters.”

— Debbie Macomber

156. “Loneliness was insidious. It knew no border or boundary, was without mercy, and couldn’t be bribed.”

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157. “Each one of us hauled rocks on our backs, some larger than others, I realized. Some people had grown so accustomed to the extra weight that they no longer seemed aware of the baggage.”

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158. “As a kid I can remember my mother telling me that our lives are merely a reflection of what we see and do. If we are kind, others will treat us with kindness. If we love, we will be loved. If we care, we will be cared for.”

— Debbie Macomber

159. “It’s hard when we can’t see each other’s smiles as we pass.”

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160. “Remember, good things come to those who wait.”

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161. “One adjusts, although you never fully recover from the loss of a loved one.”

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162. “What a shame that he pushed people and relationships away. With a personality transplant he would have the potential to be more than eye candy.”

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163. “We hold on to our pain, our loss, our rejections, like a kid with a favorite toy. Why take the risk? Why get involved? It’s costly to let go of all the garbage we carry, the pain we’ve nursed like a colicky baby. That’s why we reject the very thing we want most. We’re afraid it might lead to something more, something good, and that’s what we find downright uncomfortable.”

— Debbie Macomber

164. “WORRY serves no useful purpose is of no value and doesn’t change a thing.”

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165. “For the first time since she died, I felt her presence instead of her absence. For two years my memories of her have been tied up with the agony of her death. I looked out at the ocean and felt a sense of life again. That desolate darkness I’d wrapped myself in was gone. The time had come to go back. Back to the world. Back to people. Back to my children. But mostly back to you.”

— Debbie Macomber

166. “Ellie,” Phillip added forcefully. “Sit down and keep your mouth closed for once in your life. Our daughter loves a good man.”

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167. “Humans tended to believe all that was required of them was a few mumbled words, then they were utterly content to leave the matter in the hands of God.”

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168. “The death of a child forever scars a mother’s heart.”

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169. “The ad had been the pivotal point of her life. It had forced her to take an honest look at her existence. She couldn’t bear to go on another day the way she had been. Pretending to be happy. Imagining so much that was never there and never would be unless she took action.”

— Debbie Macomber

170. “Carried on the brisk winds of faith, guided by devotion, navigated by love, it arrived fresh and bright at the very feet of the Archangel Gabriel.”

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171. “When you are truly passionate about something that God has designed for you to do; things unexplainably click. You experience a profound sense of joy in what you do. It feels natural and it completes you.”

— Debbie Macomber

172. “She doesn’t understand that some things need to be believed in.”

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173. “We all want to be loved, it’s a basic human being.”

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174. “At times he could be charming and gracious, which was what had made it so hard to leave him. His ability to be tender and loving was equal to his capacity to be deceptive and underhanded. He could rip out my heart and then be the first one to pick it up and hand it back to me.”

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175. “Don’t allow yourself to wallow in your pain. Reach out. Volunteer. Do something you love or something to help others.”

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176. “My, my, will you look at the time?” Bailey muttered, staring down at her watch. It was half-past frustration and thirty minutes to despair. The only way she could easily extricate herself from this mess was to leave – now.”

— Debbie Macomber

177. “Twenty wishes that would help her recapture her excitement about life. Twenty dreams written down. Twenty possibilities that would give her a reason to look toward the future.”

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178. “I’m being very selfish with myself right now. Taking care of me, feeding my own soul.”

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179. “Her life was her own now and if there was happiness to be found, it was up to her to seek it. She couldn’t, wouldn’t rely on anyone else ever again.”

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180. “He said He would forgive us when we ask. If it’s peace of mind you’re seeking, it’s available.” “In church.” “No.” She pressed her hand over his heart. “You won’t find what you’re seeking in any building.”

— Debbie Macomber

181. “Justine refused to risk the pain that real closeness could bring. She’d been with her twin brother when he died, and the love she felt for him had turned into agony. Caught up in her own grief, Olivia had failed to recognize the devastating effect his death had had on her daughter.”

— Debbie Macomber

182. “I once read that during the Civil War women of the south would soak these cloth buttons in perfume and then sew them into the collars of their men’s shirts. That way the scent was a constant reminder of their loved ones waiting for them at home.”

— Debbie Macomber

183. “Of all the men you’ve dated over the years, Rowan’s the best. And better yet, he loves you. A lot. If you let him go, you’ll be sorry.”

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184. “Loving myself meant eating, sleeping, and exercising – taking care of myself emotionally and physically.”

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185. “Remember that you need two socks. How to achieve this feat? Knit both at the same time, and release the idea that they need to be identical!”

— Debbie Macomber

186. “This was the sign of a strong friendship, Nichole thought. They were content to be together without having to chat the whole time.”

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187. “They stood half a kitchen apart physically, half a universe emotionally.”

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188. “But she was wrong. Loneliness was insidious. It knew no border or boundary, was without mercy, and couldn’t be bribed. That was what Mary had attempted to do, bargain with the deep well of pain within her by marrying a man who by his own word would never love her.”

— Debbie Macomber

189. “If God is your copilot, trade places.”

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190. “She clung to life, not for herself, but for Julia’s sake. It hurt her to know Ruth was in pain. Why did those who were good always have to suffer?”

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191. “Darlene used to say it was a couple’s duty to keep their eyes open, their ears open, their hearts open and their mouths shut.”

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192. “Funny how time scrubs away such agony, weathering it through the years, like water rushing over rocks gradually smooths away the sharp, painful edges.”

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