But surprises were nothing new to her. Like opening a can of mushroom soup and finding tomato instead; be grateful and eat… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
He was the only person in the world she was tongue-tied around, and yet the only person she really wanted to talk… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Everyone is here to say good-bye. It's what people do when they go their separate ways. They say good-bye. I've done it… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Some people don't know how to fall in love, like not knowing how to swim. They panic first when they jump in.… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“It was a remarkable realization to Eby, that we are what we're taught. That was why the Morris women were what they… — Sarah Addison Allen Behavior Copy Share Image
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He reached for her and kissed her. It was all at once passionate, as if there was too much in him to… — Sarah Addison Allen Differences Copy Share Image
“Bay looked down at the wispy dress, her fingers trailing over it. It really was perfect. It was a faded teal green… — Sarah Addison Allen Dress Copy Share Image
I'm a classic stress-eater, so I know a lot about how eating can become a way of hiding from what's really wrong.… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“You do realize that the longer I stay here, the more likely she is to think we're doing something scandalous." "Like what?… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Sure enough, Emily's eyes were right to him. And he seemed to know exactly when it happened, because he looked up and… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“A hummingbird cake, she decided as she turned on the kitchen light. It was made with bananas and pineapples and pecans and… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
There's an old hymn called 'How Can I Keep from Singing?' That's what writing feels like to me. I have to write.… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Cancer is too real, and too awful, and I can't make it good or magical. I couldn't even read a book where… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“She was wearing blue jeans and a dark blue peasant blouse, the ties of the neck open. She looked so beautiful and… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
She sometimes thought she was going crazy. Her first thought when she woke up was always how to get him out of… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Her grandmother had a life, a life Claire hadn't known about or even imagined. She had tried so hard to know everything… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
I just don't know where home is. There's this promise of happiness out there. I know it. I even feel it sometimes.… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“I'm not a child, Grandpa Vance. Wallpaper doesn't change on its own." Instead of arguing, he asked, "What did it change to?"… — Sarah Addison Allen Children Copy Share Image
“They made her think of her grandmere, who had lost her husband and two of her sons in the war. She had… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“The front door opened as he walked up the steps, and she appeared like a spirit in a black dress. She didn't… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“...Agatha had declared that her friendship to Georgie still existed, as if it was a living, breathing thing, something that came to… — Sarah Addison Allen Friend Copy Share Image
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“You asked what the wallpaper was in Mom's old room. It's lilacs." "Ah. It was always flowers, usually roses, when she was… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“She had lived thirty-four years keeping everything inside, and now she was letting everything go, like butterflies released from a box. They… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“This past year, sometimes I would get up in the mornings and actually look forward to going to school because I knew… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“He ignored that and sat on her towel at her feet. She could see her reflection in his sunglasses as he stared… — Sarah Addison Allen Cold shoulder Copy Share Image
“She reminds me of Rapunzel. You know, like in the fairytale. The only time she leaves that house is to take her… — Sarah Addison Allen Josey-cirrini Copy Share Image
“The morning sun on her white hair and pale face made her seem almost translucent. She'd been a beautiful woman in her… — Sarah Addison Allen Beautiful woman Copy Share Image
“The boy who had given her that last best summer was now this handsome unfamiliar man. And yet, she knew him. She… — Sarah Addison Allen Children Copy Share Image
We're connected, as women. It's like a spiderweb. If one part of that web vibrates, if there's trouble, we all know it,… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“The smell of peppery warm cheese and thick, yeasty grilled bread was beginning to fill the air. She would give the sandwich… — Sarah Addison Allen Candy Copy Share Image
“So you stay, you don't tell anyone, is that it?" "Sure," Della Lee said easily. "That's blackmail." "Add it to my list… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“One thing Billy knew that most people don't know is that the longer you have a wish, the closer you get to… — Sarah Addison Allen Wish Copy Share Image
“Because we're connected, as women. It's like a spiderweb. If one part vibrates, if there's trouble, we all know it. But most… — Sarah Addison Allen Feminism Copy Share Image
It was the best first kiss in the history of first kisses. It was as sweet as sugar. And it was warm,… — Sarah Addison Allen Best kiss Copy Share Image
He reached out and pushed some hair behind her ears. The gesture was tender, but it hit her with an unexpected force,… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Julie!" Sawyer called. She felt a prickle along the back of her neck and picked up her pace. Regardless, Sawyer soon jogged… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
If anyone had been paying attention to the signs, they would have realized that air turns white when things are about to… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
