{"product_id":"expect-a-miracle-isbn-9780593136584","title":"Expect a Miracle","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Danielle Steel shares her favorite words of wisdom, sayings, and quotes that she has turned to time and time again for inspiration and comfort.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen Danielle Steel was a young girl, her grandmother gave her a beautiful antique book with blank pages inside. She wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. Draw? Write? Soon, she began to discover quotes she liked—words from other people that she wanted to keep and hold on to. She started to write them down on those smooth ivory pages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThat habit of gathering sayings has stayed with Danielle throughout the years. And now, after a lifetime of collecting, she shares the quotations that have meant the most to her—lines from books and magazines, pieces of poetry, short passages from the Bible, and quotes gathered from the world around her. These are the words that bring her wisdom and humor, inspiration and comfort, and, above all, joy. May \u003ci\u003eExpect a Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e bring the same to you, too.\u003cb\u003eDanielle Steel\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world’s bestselling authors, with almost a billion copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include \u003ci\u003eMoral Compass, Spy, Child’s Play, The Dark Side, Lost and Found, Blessing in Disguise,\u003c\/i\u003e and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eHis Bright Light,\u003c\/i\u003e the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; \u003ci\u003eA Gift of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir of her work with the homeless; \u003ci\u003ePure Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children's books \u003ci\u003ePretty Minnie in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePretty Minnie in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen I was a very young girl, about thirteen, my grandmother gave me a beautiful antique book with an embroidered cover and blank pages inside. I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. Write a story? Do drawings? I was more inclined to draw than to write. Then I began to find quotes I liked, wise words, often about love and the alleged meaning of life. And I began writing the sayings down in the book. It took me years to fill it. None of it was written in my own words; they were all quotations of other people’s wisdom. I would read through the book from time to time, and loved what I had gathered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe habit of collecting quotations stayed with me. I would find sayings that I liked, even anonymous ones, clip them out of magazines or greeting cards, and save them. I didn’t research the sources or seek to verify them. It was the message that was meaningful, and I accepted the attributions. The wisdom of the words was what touched me. Sometimes I would make collages of them and give them to friends. Eventually I began framing the quotations, in several languages, and hanging them on my walls. I hang them mostly around my desk and the places where I work, even above my computer. I put them there so that on a bad day, I can look up and see something inspiring, or something that makes me laugh, to lighten the burdens and challenges of the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI suppose it’s not surprising that I’m in love with words and always have been. I make collages, fill little notebooks with sayings that I like. I do artwork, using vintage letters to make a word that’s meaningful to me. I love paintings and sculptures with words in them, and jewelry made with words, either in the form of a word or with words engraved on them. Words have become my career and my life, and my inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe right words can bring you back to reality or make you dream, can comfort you when you’re in despair or make you laugh out loud. The right words can open your mind or give you hope. I use the quotations I save and frame to do just that: to remind me of what I need to know, that life is not as bleak as it appears sometimes, that there is always hope, and love, and joy. The right words give me courage, strength, and peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI hope that some of these sayings that I cherish (or that make me laugh) will be the right words for you and give you just what you need at the right time. Please take them in the spirit I offer them to you, with love, as I share with you these words that have brought me great warmth and comfort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelieve in miracles. Expect a miracle. Miracles DO happen, just as the quotations say. Life is a miracle, friendship is a miracle, laughter is a miracle, and so is love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd I hope that these words touch your heart and make you smile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove, Danielle","brand":"Clarkson Potter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300647031013,"sku":"NP9780593136584","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593136584.jpg?v=1767726534","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/expect-a-miracle-isbn-9780593136584","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}