Jane Green Quotes

Nothing in this world happens without a reason. That we are all exactly where we are supposed to be, and that the pieces of the puzzle have a tendency to come together when you least expect it.

Life, Steffi has learned, carries on around the pain, making room for it, absorbing it until it becomes part of the daily fabric, wrapping itself around you and lodging itself in your heart.

You are the best person I've met in years, and if I'd met you in a year's time, or maybe even a few months, I know we could be happy together, but I can't give you what you need.

Every time my dreams threaten to become reality, something always happens and I end up alone.

As Carrie Fisher once said in a film, everyone thinks they have good taste and a sense of humour.

And then there was him, the long and painful love of her life.

It's about thinking that being blonde and slim and perfect will automatically bring you happiness, and then discovering that life is full of as many disappointments as there were before.

Anyone can live in a house, but homes are created with patience, time and love.

I think relationships are very difficult. It's very easy to get swept away with excitement, glamour, and passion. I think the trick is to look for friendship rather than passion.

Fantasies are absolutely safe, as long as you never try to make them a reality.

Whether you are inspired or not, the only way to unlock your creativity, is to start writing.

It's not what you think about that matters in life, it's what you actually do about it.

I have a deep and passionate love of America. It is where I have always thought I would be happiest, and although I miss England desperately, I find that my heart definitely has its home over here.

Going through an illness and then death of a close friend has changed my attitudes to friendship enormously.

I think friendship is more important than love, but that love that grows out of friendship is the very best of all.

Chick lit was amazing, and I was thrilled to be part of it.

If you want to talk about it with someone, then I'm happy to listen, or try and help, but you should only tell me if you want to.

Marriage should be about fun. It's about friendship, and laughter, and trust, and fun.

I believed our touching to be more intense because of it's very holding back. Belief is always a choice.

They had always dreamed of a large family but have now realized that they would be equally blessed to have even one child.

The fact is that blaming doesn't get you anywhere. It keeps you stuck. Blaming stops you from moving on with your life.

You discover something so awful, so life-changing, the only way you can cope is to jump straight into denial.

Bad things always happen in three.

There is something magical about young love, when you still think that the world is your oyster and you have your whole life ahead of you.

People show you who they are, not by what they say, but by what they do.

Shock doesn't hit all at once. I have learned.

When people show you who they are, believe them.

That's the mark of true friends. That we might not see each other for a year but when we do it's as if we were never apart.

You must work to live, not live to work.

That's the problem with lying. You can never remember what you've said.