"As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong."

- Kristin Hannah

"As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine life without her."

- Kristin Hannah

"You don’t stop loving a person when they’re hurt. You get stronger so they can lean on you."

- Kristin Hannah

""As mothers and daughters, we are connected to one another. My mother is in the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is in my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is in the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her.""

- Kristin Hannah

"If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are."

- Kristin Hannah