“Seeing her mama wiggle and swagger like that always reminded Sugar of her own shortcomings in this department. She knew the sort of daughter Etta wished she had- another wiggler and swaggerer- but that flirtatious behavior just didn't come naturally… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“Sugar got her beauty from her mama, was Theo's first impression, but this woman did not strike him as having a heart of gold. She looked rich and mean, the opposite of his own mother, and he felt proud that… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Manners aren't anything but a polite person being nice, no matter what everyone else… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“Sugar and the man in the Hawaiian shirt stepped forward and pulled him up. But as they stepped away again, the backs of their… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“Sugar had grown up in Charleston, South Carolina: possibly the most luscious of the world's garden cities. Behind every wrought-iron gate or exposed-brick wall… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“Perched up on salvaged bricks, the half-pipes made perfect planters with an industrial edge that oddly complemented Sugar's pretty favorites: pansies, lantana, verbena and… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“Theo and Sugar dated, just like normal people only slower. He bought her heart-shaped boxes of candy and living plants for her rooftop and… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“Only worry about what you absolutely know about,' Mr. Worthington said to me, putting my mind back where it belonged. 'That's the key. Worrying… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“All the bees knew Sugar; they carried their feelings for her with them in their genes, they could sense her from more than half… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“The next day there was still no sign of Sugar's 5A neighbor, although the window boxes had been rearranged overnight, the mint harvested and… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“I've envied you over the years, carving out a different life for yourself, going where the wind blows you. That takes guts." For the… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“In the past I think I had corralled rotten things into groups of three because at some level it gave me the impression I… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“She was a great wife...and a wonderful mother, a good daughter, a devoted sister and a truly nice person, which doesn't sound like much… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“In Santa Fe her whole yard had been crowded with different-sized terra-cotta pots, out of which she grew everything from rosemary and lavender to… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
