Blank-slate friendships were thin and temperamental. She knew that. There was no history there to cement people together, for better or worse. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“The thought of hovering above the earth, weightless in a lilac sky, appealed to her, in the same way imaginary friends appealed… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Her friendship . . . still existed, as if it was a living, breathing thing, something that came to life the moment… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Because he knew the best way to get what he wanted was to break down what made us strongest. And our friendships… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Those who decided to stick with her would be her true friends. The others would just be scenery. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
She never thought she was good at making friends. But maybe she was just trying to be friends with the wrong people. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“They laughed, and she suddenly felt like she was on such good footing with Willa. She never thought she was good at… — 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 Copy Share Image
“Last summer, Wills and her two best friends had spent hours in her bathroom, perfecting feathering their hair, which they collectively decided… — 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
When you're a teenager, your friends are your life. When you grow up, friendships seem to get pushed further and further back,… — 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
