“He wasn't used to people saying no, and Eby felt sorry for him, the way she'd always felt sorry for those who… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Adolescence is like having only enough light to see the step directly in front of you. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
She'd assumed she'd be married and have kids by this age, that she would be grooming her own daughter for this, as… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
He might be tall enough to see into tomorrow, but he hadn’t looked there in a long, long time. He’d forgotten how… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Living down your own past was hard enough. You shouldn't have to live down someone else's. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
When Josey woke up and saw the feathery frost on her windowpane, she smiled. Finally, it was cold enough to wear long… — Sarah Addison Allen 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
“It feels like he's taken your heart, doesn't it?…Like he's reached in and pulled it out from you. And I bet he smiles like… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Sitting at the old patio table she’d cleared of leaves, she smiled and leaned back. The stars looked twisted in the limbs of the… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Nothing is really broke, so it's not like I can fix it. I just have to keep trying to find what I'm looking for. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Sometimes people who had been together for a long time got to imagining that things used to be better, even when they weren't. — Sarah Addison Allen 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
“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
“After awhile, all the men wanted his opinion, and all the girls were in love with him. He made certain of it. Because he… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
People adapt. People change. You can grow where you're planted. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“She wasn’t sure exactly when it happened when she had realized that she could only make one of them happy. She only knew that… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
I'll give you one day at a time, Claire. But remember, I'm thousands of days ahead already. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“She opened her eyes slowly and saw that a pale lavender moth had come to a rest on the back of her hand. She… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
