Adolescence is like having only enough light to see the step directly in front of you. — Sarah Addison Allen Adolescence Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of Alice Hoffman, Fred Chappell and Susan Elizabeth Phillips. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Crystalline swirls of sugar and flour still lingered in the air like kite tails. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Superstitions are man's way of trying to control things he has no control over... — Sarah Addison Allen Men Copy Share Image
“There was such a feeling of peace around them, it was soft and pink and smelled of butter.” — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Sometimes you weren't supposed to share pain. Sometimes it was best just to deal with it alone. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Stability was overrated. Crises and adventures, on the other hand, could actually teach you something. — Sarah Addison Allen Adventure Copy Share Image
“All this from one kiss. If we ever make love, I'm going to need a week to recover.” — Sarah Addison Allen Kiss Copy Share Image
“She'd just walked into heaven. And her grandmother was right there, in every scent. Sugary and sweet. Herby and sharp. Yeasty and… — Sarah Addison Allen Grandmother Copy Share Image
“The two giant oaks in the front yard looked like flustered ladies caught mid-curtsy, their starched green leaf-dresses swaying in the wind.” — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“The thought of hovering above the earth, weightless in a lilac sky, appealed to her, in the same way imaginary friends appealed… — Sarah Addison Allen Friendship Copy Share Image
“I like your mom," Adam said as they watched her walk away. "She's a saint." "Jake," his father called. "And that's the… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
He had a smug smile on his lips like he knew, even in his sleep, that women all around him were dying… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
My favorite books are the ones that make me smile for hours after reading them. I want that for my readers, for… — Sarah Addison Allen Book Copy Share Image
“Her color was high and her brown eyes were shining. Her gorgeous red hair was a thick mass of curls that fell… — Sarah Addison Allen Beauty Copy Share Image
“She was enchanting. He loved the notes she wrote in her pretty handwriting, the way she smelled, like oranges and dough, the… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
You're dying with the way things are," Della Lee said harshly, causing Josey to lower the handful of popcorn she was about… — Sarah Addison Allen Don't change Copy Share Image
“The Ferris wheel came to a stop two seats down from the top. "I've been thinking about you a lot this past… — Sarah Addison Allen Ferris wheel Copy Share Image
“Eby knew all too well that there was a fine line when it came to grief. If you ignore it, it goes… — Sarah Addison Allen Death Copy Share Image
“She wrote the names of the day's cakes on the board: traditional Southern red velvet cake and peach pound cake, but also… — Sarah Addison Allen Baker Copy Share Image
Coffee, she'd discovered, was tied to all sorts of memories, different for each person. Sunday mornings, friendly get-togethers, a favorite grandfather long… — Sarah Addison Allen Aa meeting Copy Share Image
“He could make her forget that it was desperation. He could make her forget everything. And this small room couldn't contain what… — Sarah Addison Allen Desperation Copy Share Image
“Books can be possessive, can't they? You're walking around in a bookstore and a certain one will jump out at you, like… — Sarah Addison Allen Books Copy Share Image
“Just as she was about to turn, she caught a whiff of something sweet. She inhaled deeply, instinctively wanting to savor it,… — Sarah Addison Allen Bitter taste Copy Share Image
“Soy milk and two sugars." Just this past week, Rachel had become convinced that how people took their coffee gave some secret… — Sarah Addison Allen Coffee Copy Share Image
“I make a great fried egg sandwich. Want to try it?" Chloe stared at her with an encouraging smile until Josey finally… — Sarah Addison Allen Business card Copy Share Image
“She went to the window. A fine sheen of sugary frost covered everything in sight, and white smoke rose from chimneys in… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“There were crooked photos on the wall of Della Lee as a child, with dark hair and eyes. Josey wondered when she… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“It was a remarkable realization to Eby, that we are what we're taught. That was why Morris women were what they were.… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“She'd been there for a few hours when Sawyer showed up. It was after midnight, but there he was, walking around the… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Marco Cirrini had been skiing on the north face of Bald Slope Mountain since he was a boy, using the old skis… — Sarah Addison Allen Fifteen years Copy Share Image
Some men you know are Southern before they ever say a word," Julia said as she and Emily watched Sawyer's progress, helpless,… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
She looked like autumn, when leaves turned and fruit ripened. — Sarah Addison Allen Aging Copy Share Image
Girls like us, when we love, it takes everything we have. — Sarah Addison Allen Girl Copy Share Image
“As superstições são as formas de o homem tentar controlar coisas de que não tem controle algum.” — Sarah Addison Allen Amor Copy Share Image
How can we know the true meaning of charity if we don't even know how to help those closest to us? — Sarah Addison Allen Charity Copy Share Image
“Ice queens didn't break, after all. They melted. And Marco didn't have enough warmth for that.” — Sarah Addison Allen Flower Copy Share Image
That, they knew, was true friendship. And they knew, if you're lucky enough to find it, you hold on to it. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“The comfort of browning butter and the excitement of lemon zest.” — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
No one should ever compromise the dignity of another human being. — Sarah Addison Allen Compromise Copy Share Image
