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81 Memorable Quotes By Danielle Steel, The Author Of Safe Harbour

Famous As: Writer
Born On: August 14, 1947
Born In: New York, New York, United States
Age: 75 Years

Danielle Steel is a novelist from the United States and is one of the most popular authors alive. Steel studied English at the New York University and even though she was married when she was only 18, she continued to work on her stories. Her very first novel, ‘Going Home’ was published in 1973 and she has not looked back since. Steel’s novels are primarily romances and thrillers involving rich families. Plenty of her novels have also been adapted for televisions shows and some of them have also gone onto becomes runaway successes. Steel is an author with that rare gift of knowing the pulses of her readers and it is no surprise that she continues to be one of the most popular authors. Here are some of the most memorable quotes from her life and works.

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Life, a good life, a great life is about

Life, a good life, a great life is about "Why not?" May we never forget it.

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Things work out the way they're meant to

Things work out the way they're meant to

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Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.

Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.

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You see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future

You see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future

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Sing Me no songs tell me no tales cry me no tears, but remember me kindly.

Sing Me no songs tell me no tales cry me no tears, but remember me kindly.

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You'd be surprised how fast things happen when the right man comes along.

You'd be surprised how fast things happen when the right man comes along.

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Not everyone is meant to stay forever.

Not everyone is meant to stay forever.

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Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without Love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.

Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without Love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.

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.. that terrible feeling that you're not good enough to be loved by the people you love most, and eventually by anyone else.

.. that terrible feeling that you're not good enough to be loved by the people you love most, and eventually by anyone else.

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People do strange things sometimes, when they feel hopeless.

People do strange things sometimes, when they feel hopeless.

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Love is quite violent. It is so painful at times, so devastating. And there is nothing worse or better. We find the highs and lows equally unbearable. But then again, the absence of them is more so.

Love is quite violent. It is so painful at times, so devastating. And there is nothing worse or better. We find the highs and lows equally unbearable. But then again, the absence of them is more so.

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Love is messy. If you really love someone, you can't avoid the pain. People die, people leave, things change, but sometimes it all works

Love is messy. If you really love someone, you can't avoid the pain. People die, people leave, things change, but sometimes it all works

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If it's meant to be, they'll find a way to make it work eventually.

If it's meant to be, they'll find a way to make it work eventually.

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Never lose hope, and if you can, find the courage to love again.

Never lose hope, and if you can, find the courage to love again.

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Long-distance relationships are another way of avoiding intimacy.

Long-distance relationships are another way of avoiding intimacy.

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No man can take your freedom from you. They can limit your mobility, but that's about all they can do

No man can take your freedom from you. They can limit your mobility, but that's about all they can do

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He was gone, and she was broken hearted, that was all that mattered.

He was gone, and she was broken hearted, that was all that mattered.

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Some things in life are worth waiting for.

Some things in life are worth waiting for.

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She didn't want to let go of him, or the baby, but sometimes life made you give up what you loved most.

She didn't want to let go of him, or the baby, but sometimes life made you give up what you loved most.

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Sometimes life will make you give up what you love most.

Sometimes life will make you give up what you love most.

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There was something much greater she needed to feed her soul, and perhaps one day soon she would go...

There was something much greater she needed to feed her soul, and perhaps one day soon she would go...

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Don't worry about it. The right thing will come at the right time.

Don't worry about it. The right thing will come at the right time.

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Nothing is forever, but there's a continuing stream of people who go through our lives and continue with us... Nothing just stops and stays... But it flows on... Like a river...

Nothing is forever, but there's a continuing stream of people who go through our lives and continue with us... Nothing just stops and stays... But it flows on... Like a river...

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Love meant something to her, she dreamt of it, thought of it, wrote of it. It was the one thing in life that had eluded her completely.

Love meant something to her, she dreamt of it, thought of it, wrote of it. It was the one thing in life that had eluded her completely.

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You don't need to show off your body to catch a boy's eye. You'd best learn that early on, or you'll be bringing home the worst sort of boy.

You don't need to show off your body to catch a boy's eye. You'd best learn that early on, or you'll be bringing home the worst sort of boy.

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...there were no guarantees in life, only promises and whispers.

...there were no guarantees in life, only promises and whispers.

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Feelings aren't sensible. Sometimes you fall in love with people who don't make sense. And the ones who do make sense turn out to be the wrong ones.

Feelings aren't sensible. Sometimes you fall in love with people who don't make sense. And the ones who do make sense turn out to be the wrong ones.

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This is fusion, when two people become one. They are so close and so well suited to each other that they blend together. They merge and can't live without each other after that.

This is fusion, when two people become one. They are so close and so well suited to each other that they blend together. They merge and can't live without each other after that.

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And the worst thing she had heard were the words he hadn't said, the fact that he hadn't loved her.

And the worst thing she had heard were the words he hadn't said, the fact that he hadn't loved her.

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Don't make decisions out of fear. They never get yo anywhere you want to go.

Don't make decisions out of fear. They never get yo anywhere you want to go.

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...But sometimes life made you give up what you loved most. Sometimes there were no compromises or bargains.

...But sometimes life made you give up what you loved most. Sometimes there were no compromises or bargains.

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You have more balls than a Christmas tree.

You have more balls than a Christmas tree.

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... It's hard to make changes. Things get so comfortable and you don't want to move. Maybe it would do you good to be a little uncomfortable for a while, and do something different...

... It's hard to make changes. Things get so comfortable and you don't want to move. Maybe it would do you good to be a little uncomfortable for a while, and do something different...

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There was nothing you couldn't do if you wanted it bad enough, and were willing to work hard enough to get it.

There was nothing you couldn't do if you wanted it bad enough, and were willing to work hard enough to get it.

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...maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through...

...maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through...

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I don't need a man to be happy. I had a great one , that was good enough. I don't expect to find another one like him, and why settle for anything less? I'm going ot be perfectly content alone.--Marya

I don't need a man to be happy. I had a great one , that was good enough. I don't expect to find another one like him, and why settle for anything less? I'm going ot be perfectly content alone.--Marya

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I don't want to have to give up me, in order to be his.

I don't want to have to give up me, in order to be his.

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Not all forms of abuse leave bruises.

Not all forms of abuse leave bruises.

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Sometimes, I think one should only live in the present. The past is only a heavy burden to carry with you. And yet… it’s so hard to let them go… to forget… to move ahead…

Sometimes, I think one should only live in the present. The past is only a heavy burden to carry with you. And yet… it’s so hard to let them go… to forget… to move ahead…

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If you let life pass you by now, it won't ever come back. You don't get another chance

If you let life pass you by now, it won't ever come back. You don't get another chance

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Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable surroundings.

Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable surroundings.

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For the moment, my life is a little schizophrenic.

For the moment, my life is a little schizophrenic.

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It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something, a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn, and that's why they're here...

It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something, a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn, and that's why they're here...

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We are always better than before when those we love inflict wounds upon us.

We are always better than before when those we love inflict wounds upon us.

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There's a lid for every pot... You Just have to find yours. -Avery

There's a lid for every pot... You Just have to find yours. -Avery

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Victoria heard across the wedding reception dance floor

Victoria heard across the wedding reception dance floor "You're loveable"!

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When you can bring yourself to write about it one day, you will find it all less painful. It is a catharsis of sorts, but the process can be brutal. Don’t do it until you’re ready.

When you can bring yourself to write about it one day, you will find it all less painful. It is a catharsis of sorts, but the process can be brutal. Don’t do it until you’re ready.

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They just had to be patient. Destiny would bring them what they needed, yet again.

They just had to be patient. Destiny would bring them what they needed, yet again.

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You could never predict what would happen. There was an element of destiny in everything that one could never account for.

You could never predict what would happen. There was an element of destiny in everything that one could never account for.

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What’s ready? Was Steinback ready? Hemingway? Shakespeare? Dickens? Jane Austen? They just did it, didn’t they?

What’s ready? Was Steinback ready? Hemingway? Shakespeare? Dickens? Jane Austen? They just did it, didn’t they?

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Who doesn't need hope in their lives: hope that something can change, that someone cares, that not only bad things happen unexpectedly but good things can happen to us too?

Who doesn't need hope in their lives: hope that something can change, that someone cares, that not only bad things happen unexpectedly but good things can happen to us too?

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But even she had figured out that there was no point giving up a great job and following him to the ends of the earth, when he simply refused to make any promises about, or even discuss, the future.

But even she had figured out that there was no point giving up a great job and following him to the ends of the earth, when he simply refused to make any promises about, or even discuss, the future.

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You can have anything you want, if you go out and get it. If you claim it as your own. You have a right to it.

You can have anything you want, if you go out and get it. If you claim it as your own. You have a right to it.

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Love is a shooting star that lands in your heart, and lives forever.

Love is a shooting star that lands in your heart, and lives forever.

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Somehow you drift along on the river, and one day
you wake up and you’re someplace you don’t want to
be, with someone you realize you don’t know.

Somehow you drift along on the river, and one day you wake up and you’re someplace you don’t want to be, with someone you realize you don’t know.

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I don't just want to catch some guy and have a bunch of kids. I want to make something of myself.

I don't just want to catch some guy and have a bunch of kids. I want to make something of myself.

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I love you and I will until the end of time.And just as she said the words, two bright stars drifted past them overhead and disappeared into the night sky together…

I love you and I will until the end of time.And just as she said the words, two bright stars drifted past them overhead and disappeared into the night sky together…

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Nothing is irreversible except
dying.

Nothing is irreversible except dying.

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I'd love to be a writer one day

I'd love to be a writer one day

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She wasn't on heroin then, but she was a mess. I thought I was going to put Humpty Dumpty back together and turn her into a princess. Instead, she turned into scrambled eggs, and always was

She wasn't on heroin then, but she was a mess. I thought I was going to put Humpty Dumpty back together and turn her into a princess. Instead, she turned into scrambled eggs, and always was

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Actually, being married to me probably would be something of a joke . . . but yeah, I mean it. What do you think?

Actually, being married to me probably would be something of a joke . . . but yeah, I mean it. What do you think?

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Can a recovering alcoholic and a nun be happy together? Stay tuned.

Can a recovering alcoholic and a nun be happy together? Stay tuned.

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Everett thought about it for a minute before he answered.

Everett thought about it for a minute before he answered. "I go on with my life. I keep coming to meetings. And I love her forever.

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Love is a shoot star that lands in your heart, and lives forever.

Love is a shoot star that lands in your heart, and lives forever.

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A man who really likes you and cares about you won’t care about your weight one way or another.

A man who really likes you and cares about you won’t care about your weight one way or another.

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Five minutes …five days …and a lifetime forever changed in a single moment.

Five minutes …five days …and a lifetime forever changed in a single moment.

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Together they were more than they each were alone. They didn’t take away from each other, they added all that they were.

Together they were more than they each were alone. They didn’t take away from each other, they added all that they were.

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Followed her outside, deeply moved.

Followed her outside, deeply moved.

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I never wanted to settle for ‘good enough.’ I wanted ‘great’ or nothing.

I never wanted to settle for ‘good enough.’ I wanted ‘great’ or nothing.

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Time she decorated the nursery in neutral

Time she decorated the nursery in neutral

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I don't want to make a mistake and marry the wrong woman. I'd rather be alone.

I don't want to make a mistake and marry the wrong woman. I'd rather be alone.

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Smoke a cigar. Sophie had heard him come in and found him there. She was surprised he

Smoke a cigar. Sophie had heard him come in and found him there. She was surprised he

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But neither of them seemed

But neither of them seemed

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Life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir

Life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir

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Yesterday's happenings are the reasons of Today's situation.

Yesterday's happenings are the reasons of Today's situation.

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Anything interesting to save my life, just

Anything interesting to save my life, just

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Seemed silly to Faith. And offensive

Seemed silly to Faith. And offensive

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may

All rights reserved. No part of this book may

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I had learned firsthand that tragedy and disappointment can strike any of us at any time.

I had learned firsthand that tragedy and disappointment can strike any of us at any time.

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Motherhood is not for the faint-hearted. Frogs, skinned knees, and the insults of teenage girls are not meant for the wimpy.

Motherhood is not for the faint-hearted. Frogs, skinned knees, and the insults of teenage girls are not meant for the wimpy.

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That way, the models would be

That way, the models would be

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