Spotlight Author Marlena Smith

***I'm pleased to introduce you to Rave Reviews Book Club latest Spotlight Author Marlena Smith. She's joining us today to share some of her favorite quotes.***

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Hi!

Welcome to Day 5 of my “SPOTLIGHT” Author Blog Tour! I am so excited to have you join me, my host and RRBC. Thanks to all of you!!

As some may know, I have always been a fan of quotes. Almost as long as I’ve been writing. Quotes can inspire you, encourage you and give you hope. I think that’s why I enjoy them so much. Because they serve many purposes. 

Since quotes play such a large part in my own life, I want to share 15 of my favorite quotes with you. Maybe these will lift your spirits, make you smile and make you think. 

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* “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”  ~Eleanor Roosevelt

* “The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”  ~Eleanor Roosevelt

* “You’re alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act.”  ~Ben Stein

* “What you were yesterday is forgotten; what you are today, almost a blur; what you can be tomorrow…a dream come true.”  ~Nonnie Jules

* “Stop letting people who do so little for you, control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions.”  ~Will Smith

* “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

* “For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.”  ~F. Scott Fitzgerald

* “We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”  ~Marilyn Monroe

* “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”  ~Maya Angelou

* “Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kind of falls into place.”  ~Jennifer Aniston

* “You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.”  ~Mandy Hale

* “The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.”  ~Audrey Hepburn

* “Faith is the most important thing. If you believe in something, believe it till the end, unequivocally and without hesitation.”  ~Walt Disney

* “Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.”  ~Vincent Van Gogh

* “Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”  ~Mahatma Gandhi

This is only a snapshot of the quotes I cherish and have inscribed in my memory. There’s too many to list today! What are some of your favorite quotes? Please share them below. I would love to add more to my list!  :)

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Book Blurb:

All she wanted was a fresh start.

Eight months ago, Scarlet made the choice to leave the prison she called home, and to escape the man that put her there. She had made a new home for herself in the small town of Belmont, Montana. The abandoned apartment was far from luxury, but she was better off, away from her past life.

She never expected to meet Lucas, the local hero and town’s only doctor. She didn’t expect to enjoy the small town life. She didn’t expect her past to catch up to her.

Will she risk it all? Risk revealing her secrets at a chance of love? Will she be forced back into the life she hated? Will she gain control of her own destiny?

Available Spring 2017!!

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Author Bio:

Author Marlena Smith is a true Southern Belle at heart. Her home has always been in Alabama and she couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Growing up as a preacher’s daughter, faith and family played a large part in her life.

Her earliest memory of writing was that of 2nd grade when she was selected to attend the Young Author’s Conference in her home state. Little did she know then that her future was being mapped out.

Today, Marlena is an Author, Freelancer, Book Reviewer, Researcher and Secretary of Rave Reviews Book Club. She may wear many hats, but her passion remains with writing. That’s where her heart is and that’s where she feels she belongs. She has several works in progress, including an upcoming short romance, THE POWER OF LOVE, expected to be out in Spring 2017.

Until then, you can check out some of Marlena’s writing in the RAVE SOUP FOR THE WRITER’S SOUL ANTHOLOGY, available on Amazon.

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