Talk about a change of pace!
Renowned suspense writer and Edgar Awardwinner James Patterson, author of such bestsellers-turned-blockbuster-movies as "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls", exposes his sensitive side in his new novel, Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas.
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Katie Wilkinson's boyfriend Matt dumps her; not a total cad, he leaves her a gift, a diary kept by Suzanne, his first wife, for their son Nicholas.
Though it's not exactly the diamond ring Katie was hoping for, she's unable to make herself destroy the diary-against her better judgment,...
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““Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling 5 balls. The balls are called work, health, friends, family and integrity. And you are keeping all of them in the air; but one day, you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls, family, health, friends and integrity are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand, the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life”.”Suzanne
Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls—family, health, friends, integrity—are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.Highlighted by 79 Kindle customers
Good memories are like charms, Nicky. Each is special. You collect them, one by one, until one day you look back and discover they make a long, colorful bracelet.Highlighted by 33 Kindle customers
You just pick your head up and stare at something beautiful like the sky, or the ocean, and you move the hell on.Highlighted by 18 Kindle customers
Because to be without love is to be without grace, what matters most in life.Highlighted by 16 Kindle customers
We is so much better than I. If you need proof, just look at us.Highlighted by 7 Kindle customers
Love between two people can last a long time if the people love themselves some and are ready to give love to another person.Highlighted by 6 Kindle customers
I hope when you grow up that everything you want comes your way, but especially love. When it’s true, when it’s right, love can give you the kind of joy that you can’t get from any other experience. I have been in love; I am in love, so I speak from experience. I have also lived long periods without love in my life, and there is no way to describe the difference between the two. We is always so much better than I.Highlighted by 6 Kindle customers
He made her feel at peace with herself, completed her circle, did something that was good and right. No one else had ever made her feel that way before. Completely, blissfully at peace.Highlighted by 6 Kindle customers
the lesson of the five balls: work, family, health, friends, and integrity.Highlighted by 5 Kindle customers
There’s a saying I remember from my grandmother: One today is worth two tomorrows.Highlighted by 4 Kindle customers
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