Insults sting but a little when they stem from a man's ignorance. — Susan Wiggs Ignorance Copy Share Image
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 Centre Copy Share Image
“I'm glad i found photography. It's a way to connect with the world.” — Susan Wiggs Photography 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
“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 Capturing 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
“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
“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
“No one had ever told them they might need each other one day, an for some reason, they hadn't figured it out… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“I know you got your heart broken but I know the heart can heal, too. And I know what it feels like… — Susan Wiggs Just-breathe Copy Share Image
My adult life has been a patchwork of projects, most of which were fleeting fancies of overreaching vision. I tend to seize… — Susan Wiggs Abandon Copy Share Image
“she leaped down the porch steps to her car. There was no thought. No planning. Just action. When you get a call… — Susan Wiggs Deepest fear Copy Share Image
I lived in upstate New York until I was ten years old and we moved overseas. I have a lot of nostalgic… — Susan Wiggs Book 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
“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
“What a joy life is when you have made a close working partnership with Nature, helping her to produce for the benefit… — Susan Wiggs Bella-vista 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 garden flourished that summer because Magnus's mother was determined to feed her family despite the depredations of the distant war. In… — Susan Wiggs 1941 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 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
“They spent the day with Lucia, who promised that the following day she would take them up to Scala, an even tinier,… — Susan Wiggs Gardens Copy Share Image
“The time for falling in love was when you were emotionally available and free of cares, when it didn’t matter what time… — Susan Wiggs Fall in love Copy Share Image
“She kept sneaking looks at him. He had strong, chiseled features, his jaw softened by a day or two's growth of beard.… — Susan Wiggs Isabel-and-cormac Copy Share Image
“There, a simple headstone marked the grave of Eva Saloman Johansen, "beloved wife and grandmother." Tess was intrigued to see a phrase… — Susan Wiggs Beloved wife Copy Share Image
“They shared a look, and Tess felt a wave of emotion. How quickly she'd found an affinity with Isabel, a woman so… — Susan Wiggs Sister 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
“In contrast, Bella Vista was lush and seductive, the landscape filled with colors from deep-green to submerged-gold. Gardeners, construction workers and farm… — Susan Wiggs Bella-vista Copy Share Image
“BAKED HOT CHOCOLATE It’s crucial to use the best quality chocolate you can find. Don’t put anything in this dessert you wouldn’t… — Susan Wiggs Food Copy Share Image
“The woman at the other end of the room stood unmoving, her posture a slender question mark, silhouetted against the light from… — Susan Wiggs Brown hair Copy Share Image
“Lately, she'd been waking up early every day, too excited to sleep. She was working on the biggest project she'd ever dared… — Susan Wiggs Bella-vista 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 Bella-vista 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 1940 Copy Share Image
