Quotes by Shannon Wiersbitzky

Ive noticed that houses take on the personality of the people who live in them. Im not sure how it happens, but they become alive in some way, as if they have their own spirit.

Being forgiven is like having all the worst bits of yourself stuffed into a balloon and then having that balloon set free.

The fear of losing someone you love can turn people inside out.

It’s funny how even when you’ve lived with someone your whole life, they can still surprise you.

Its harder to hate someone when they like the same ice cream as you.

Memories are powerful that way. They can bring a person back to another place and time and make them laugh or cry all over again.

Sunshine is helpful for thinking. It warms up the brain cells.

Memories are what makes each person different.

Memories are powerful that way. They can bring back to another place and time and make them laugh or cry all over again.

There’s comfort in hearing a voice when the world is silent.

Everyone has a story - find yours!

It’s hard not to smile when you’re going eyeball to eyeball with a frosted chocolate cupcake.

Good storytellers are always ready for the next question.

I think maybe bad things seem worse when people are alone. When they can turn that bad thought over and over in their head, polishing it like a stone, until it shines dark and black. Maybe the key to making things better is being with other people. Little by little, smiles and laughter and hugs can chip away at any dark stone, even if it’s as big as a boulder to start. Then finally, bit by bit, it shrinks until it’s no bigger than a pebble, something that even I could kick down the road.

They don’t have classes on bravery in middle school. If they did I’d have signed up. It would have been helpful to learn how to stare down what I feared most and not blink.

Eyes arent good liars.

There’s no accounting for the opinions of old ladies. They think everyone is cute.

There is nothing in the world more pathetic than a bunch of wilted dandelions.

When tended the right way, beauty multiplies.

Im not sure why, but when a person expects something to last forever, they dont notice the little things. Its only when the clock is ticking all those little things add up and become bigger.