“A familiar melody suddenly drifts through the little living room. It makes me freeze, and I don't know why. And then I hear the silky, sweet sound of Karen Carpenter's voice. "'Rainy Days and Mondays,'" Alex says. I can't find… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“I was making scrambled eggs smothered in Tabasco, his favorite, when he told me about Stephanie. The way she made him laugh. The way… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“Just before six, Bee pulled three wineglasses out of the cabinet and uncorked the bottle of white that Greg had selected for us. "Light… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“I'm not an atheist," he says suddenly. "Oh?" He nods. "Because on the night of my fifth birthday, I prayed for an angel to… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“I may not have had closure, but I have tasted wisdom. Anyone who has had their heart broken or even just bruised, has learned… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“You're rare, you know," he says. I worry he's just trying to flatter me, so I shake my head. "Go on." "No, really," he… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
People are much like those stars up there. Some burn faintly for millions of years, barely visible to us on earth. They're there, but… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“The beauty of the island [Bora Bora} wasn't limited to its turquoise waters or green hills. That was mere surface beauty. The real awe… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“He left. And I've realized that when someone wants to leave, you let him go.” — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“The truth of the matter is that we know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.” — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“It's just old black-and-whites,' she had said, flicking her wrist in the way one might dismiss a pile of junk mail. 'Relatives nobody remembers.'… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
“I never intended on kissing Elliot. Married women don’t behave like that, at least not married women like me. It wasn’t proper. But the… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
The definition of a true friend is not someone who swoops in when you're going through a rough patch. True friendship is when someone… — Sarah Jio Copy Share Image
