“Because as far as she was concerned, there was no in-between: She wanted all or nothing, illogically, irrationally, even though something inside… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“For hours, they wrote back and forth, a conversation punctuated by short periods of waiting, where Lucy held her breath and kept… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“She understands now what she, in all her worry, had forgotten. That even as she hesitates and wavers, even as she thinks… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“She wanted all or nothing, illogically, irrationally, even though something inside of her knew that nothing would be too hard, and all… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Somehow he'd become the one constant in this whole uneven chapter in her life, & the idea that could change was unsettling.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Maybe this was why Owen had been so desperate to travel, why she'd longed for it herself without ever really knowing why.… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It was like falling into a dream, and she felt herself getting lost inside the lines, the simplicity of the page a… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“But how could she tell him that the reason she always acted so disinterested in everything was because of the worry that… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“The idea that their paths might have easily not crossed leaves her breathless, like a near-miss accident on a highway, and she… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“They were just so different, and she kept wondering if he'd realize this was a mistake at some point; if, once she… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Emma knew that she'd always been on the wrong side of the line that separated her from her parents, from Patrick and… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Perhaps if there were more time, or if time were more malleable; if she could be both places at once, live parallel… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“But it’s more than that. It’s the same icy dread that fills her each time she starts to imagine it; not just… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“pg 13 the day ahead of her is like something living and breathing, something that is barreling towards her at an alarming… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“He'd come back to her, it was true. He was the one to walk out of the woods and onto the beach, to cross… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“That's the thing about flying: You could talk to someone for hours and never even know his name, share your deepest secrets and then… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Now Hadley presses her forehead against the window of the taxi and once again finds herself smiling at the thought of him. He's like… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“He's looking at her like she's the answer to some sort of riddle.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Well," he begins, sitting up a bit taller, "I was being quite gallant, actually, and offered to help with her suitcase. And then we… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“The only time it doesn't help to imagine the sky is when you're thirty thousand feet in the air with nowhere to go but… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Emma knew that she'd always been on the wrong side of the line that separated her from her parents, from Patrick and Annie and… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Hadley knows this isn’t some Disney movie. Her parents aren’t ever getting back together” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“If you were to draw a map of the two of them, of where they started out and where they would both end up,… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“She wishes that it were true, all of it. That it were more than just a story. That is was their story.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“There's a formula for how long it takes to get over someone, that it's half as long as the time you've been together.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“True," he says. "But I'm able to supplement it with my wealth of British intelligence and charm." "Right," Hadley says. "Charm. When do I… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
