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FALLING HOME is a coming home story about forgiveness and acceptance, and of finding love in the most unexpected of places. Home is where the heart is, but Cassie Madison prefers to think of it as a place where one if born, then outgrows, along with skinned knees and childhood dreams. ... read more

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  • ““Like clinging to old hurts.It hampers the growing process.””
    Cassie
  • “You may have taken a detour, but you’re not a failure.”
    Sam
  • “There’s lots of ways to die that don’t involve physical death.”
    Sam
  • “Yes, the threads were different, but the richly woven fabric remained strong.”
    Cassie
  • “Feel with your heart for a change.”
    Sam
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  • Love is all about sacrifices—big and small ones. It’s only when you know how much you could give up for somebody that you know what true love really is.”
    Highlighted by 30 Kindle customers
  • breath.“Sometimes you have to reach deep down in your heart and decide what road you’re going to take. And all choices involve some sort of sacrifice. But in the end, you know whether or not you made the right decision.”
    Highlighted by 21 Kindle customers
  • “Promise me that you will live your life without regrets. Find your heart, and listen to it, and you can’t go wrong.”
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  • Home no longer seemed like a place where one was born, and then outgrew, along with skinned knees and childhood dreams. Instead, it seemed to her, it was a place that lived in one’s heart, waiting with open arms to be rediscovered.
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  • time.“Small hurts that are allowed to fester sometimes seem to grow out of all proportion.”
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  • Falling into his arms was like falling home, a return to a place held precious and dear.
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  • “He said it was okay to be chasing the rainbow’s end, as long as I always remembered where the rainbow started.”
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  • “Maybe there’s only one love for everyone out there. And if you miss it—that’s it.You don’t get another chance.You can hang around waiting for them to be free, and then hope they’ll love you back, but it’s all pretty much chance.”
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  • “Well, you get out of bed, you eat your grits, say hey to your neighbor, you give extra love to her children, and you live your life. The sun is a pretty stubborn guy, and he’ll rise each day just to spite you. But life does go on.”
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  • spoke.“Angelfish mate for life. When one of them dies, the other one simply sinks to the bottom of the ocean and dies, too.”
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Cassie was dreaming again.

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  1. Karen White (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: NAL Trade
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Publication Date: November 2, 2010
ISBN: 9780451231444
Page Count: 464

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