Kids aren't supposed to have to figure out how to be happy. They just are. — Susan Wiggs Child Copy Share Image
At the centre of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“Don't let the things you have to do take over the things you love to do.” — Susan Wiggs Love Copy Share Image
“What we remember from childhood we remember forever—permanent ghosts, stamped, inked, imprinted, eternally seen. —CYNTHIA OZICK, AMERICAN WRITER, B. 1928” — Susan Wiggs American writer Copy Share Image
“She caught herself working so hard at mothering that she forgot to enjoy her children. -from ~Homecoming Season~” — Susan Wiggs Children Copy Share Image
“Thank you for all the Acts of Light which beautified a summer now passed to its reward. —letter from Emily Dickinson to… — Susan Wiggs Light Copy Share Image
“Refusing to feel hurt also meant she numbed herself to joy, but the sacrifice was worth it.” — Susan Wiggs Heart Copy Share Image
“Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it… — Susan Wiggs Grief Copy Share Image
“a group of villagers in the highlands of Vietnam, he’d discovered the crash site of four U.S. soldiers who had gone missing… — Susan Wiggs Vietnam Copy Share Image
“You always look on the dark side of life. I believe in capturing the moment...Joy is so fleeting. You never know when… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
Tell the story that's in your heart, and don't hold back. Write a book the reader will want to melt into. — Susan Wiggs Book Copy Share Image
“I see the way he looks at you when you're not aware of his gaze. I see the way you care for… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“Her name was a silent song on his lips. Her love was like a circle in the water, radiating ever outward, inevitably… — Susan Wiggs Love Copy Share Image
“As a volunteer for the Military History Center, he visited Arlington whenever he was in town, recovering items that had been left… — Susan Wiggs Military history Copy Share Image
“Already, Seattle is taking hold of her. She still holds Sedona in the dry tan of her skin and in her hair,… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“I’m fat, okay? Getting rid of my braces and glasses is not going to change that.” “Stop it,” Camille said. God, why… — Susan Wiggs Teenagers Copy Share Image
I've always loved writing emotionally rich, character-driven novels that explore the way people fall in love and deal with life's triumphs and… — Susan Wiggs Book Copy Share Image
“What a joy life is when you have made a close working partnership with Nature, helping her to produce for the benefit… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing… — Susan Wiggs Attention Copy Share Image
“The last dress in the wardrobe was loosely wrapped in thin tissue paper that tore away at the slightest touch. Isabel was… — Susan Wiggs Fashion Copy Share Image
“Time for lunch. Take me somewhere good. Somewhere Italian." She chose Vine, one of the cafes on the main plaza, and ordered… — Susan Wiggs Cafe Copy Share Image
“The garden flourished that summer because Magnus's mother was determined to feed her family despite the depredations of the distant war. In… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“understanding. The day she and Rand had broken up, her father had spoken with surprising insight: There’s a kind of love that… — Susan Wiggs Life Copy Share Image
“Of course his name would be Dominic. It meant "gift from God." AKA a life-support system for an ego. Still, that didn't… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“Antonio was fascinated by Isabel's razor-sharp knives from Japan. He made 'kia' sounds like a karate expert as he sliced the tomatoes… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“You’re good at so many things,” Camille said. “I’m a fat loser,” Julie stated. “And don’t say I’m not fat because I… — Susan Wiggs Terrible Mother Copy Share Image
Amaryllis in Blueberry is a rich, evocative story about an unusual family that will sweep readers away to another place and time.… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“JULEKAKE Julekake means Yule Cake or Christmas Cake. Every Scandinavian family has their favorite version, usually baked by Mor Mor (Grandmother), who… — Susan Wiggs Around the world Copy Share Image
“When Tess had told him about the book project, she hadn't mentioned hostile women and swarms of bees. In fact, she'd characterized… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“Language, Sweet," said Magnus's mother, arriving with a plate full of homemade biscuits. She didn't scold him too harshly about his talk… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“It was a gorgeous evening, with a breeze shimmering through the trees, people strolling hand in hand through the quaint streets and… — Susan Wiggs Archangel Copy Share Image
“This is the first real food I've had since the patisserie trolley at the Bordeaux airport," Shannon said. She took a bite,… — Susan Wiggs Mother Copy Share Image
“Servers moved among the guests with trays of hors d'oeuvres and the signature cocktail, champagne with a honey infused liqueur and a… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“She loved old things. The brown-brick place was a survivor of the 1907 earthquake and fire, and proudly bore a plaque from… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“AMERICAN LEGION FUNERAL HOT DISH 1 pound ground beef ½ onion, chopped 1 cup frozen sliced carrots 1 cup frozen cauliflower 1… — Susan Wiggs Chicken soup Copy Share Image
