“He hadn't realized how much it could mean, having someone to talk to like that; he hadn't realized that it could be… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
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“Exactly. How can you know it makes you happy if you’ve never experienced it?” “There are different kinds of happy,” she said.… — Jennifer E. Smith Happiness Copy Share Image
Husbands make the best kinds of heroes. - Lisa JacobsonMarriage is a mosaic you build with your spouse. Millions of tiny moments… — Jennifer E. Smith Best marriage Copy Share Image
“Somehow he'd become the one constant in this whole uneven chapter in her life, & the idea that could change was unsettling.” — Jennifer E. Smith Friendship Copy Share Image
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“He was a professor, a lover of stories, and he was building her a library in the same way other men might… — Jennifer E. Smith Children Copy Share Image
“She wanted all or nothing, illogically, irrationally, even though something inside of her knew that nothing would be too hard, and all… — Jennifer E. Smith Heart Copy Share Image
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“it's like one of your maps. There's never just one way to get somewhere right? There are a bunch of different possibilities.… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“No matter how long it’s been or how far you’ve drifted, no matter how unknowable you might be, there were at least… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“They were just so different, and she kept wondering if he'd realize this was a mistake at some point; if, once she… — Jennifer E. Smith Bookish Copy Share Image
“Now Hadley presses her forehead against the window of the taxi and once again finds herself smiling at the thought of him.… — Jennifer E. Smith Crush Copy Share Image
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“Graham glanced up at the sky, which was pale and pocked with birds, the whole thing like a negative of yesterday's fireworks… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
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“When you’re on the other side of it,” she says, “fifty-two years can seem like about fifty-two minutes. Just like when you’re… — Jennifer E. Smith Love Copy Share Image
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“How long till you get her?" "Not long," she says. "Not long at all." He sighs again. "Good." "But dad?" "Yeah?" "Can… — Jennifer E. Smith Good dad Copy Share Image
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“Hadley falls into step beside her. 'That's it? A good feeling?' 'That's it,' she says. 'I think it's meant to be.' 'I'm… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
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