“... one of those people with invisible thorns, preventing others from getting too close.” — Sarah Addison Allen Invisible Copy Share Image
“He was one of those men for whom all their fatigue went to their eyes in a sleepy, sexy kind of way.” — Sarah Addison Allen Fatigue Copy Share Image
“With her dark eyes, elegant nose and olive complexion, Claire looked timeless, old-worldly.” — Sarah Addison Allen Claire-waverley Copy Share Image
How could someone with a life this full feel this empty? — Sarah Addison Allen Empty Copy Share Image
I love that my dad has stopped asking me when I'm going to get a real job. — Sarah Addison Allen Asking Copy Share Image
Everything was quiet, a strange sort of quiet that felt like an unfinished sentence. — Sarah Addison Allen Quiet Copy Share Image
“She was so Southern that she cried tears that came straight from the Mississippi.” — Sarah Addison Allen Cried Copy Share Image
If a man has so much heat he burns your skin when he touches you, he's the devil. Run away — Sarah Addison Allen Devil Copy Share Image
“I like your mom," Adam said as they watched her walk away. "She's a saint." "Jake," his father called. "And that's the… — Sarah Addison Allen Adam-boswell Copy Share Image
“She was enchanting. He loved the notes she wrote in her pretty handwriting, the way she smelled, like oranges and dough, the… — Sarah Addison Allen Lisette-durand Copy Share Image
“Her color was high and her brown eyes were shining. Her gorgeous red hair was a thick mass of curls that fell… — Sarah Addison Allen Beauty Copy Share Image
“Julia was like water in his hands. She'd slipped right through. Lovely and strange and unpredictable, she'd been everything he wasn't. Nothing… — Sarah Addison Allen Gaze Copy Share Image
“She'd just walked into heaven. And her grandmother was right there, in every scent. Sugary and sweet. Herby and sharp. Yeasty and… — Sarah Addison Allen Grandmother 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 Oaks 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 Friendship Copy Share Image
“If she'd been a color, she would have been bright green. If she'd been a scent, she would have been new paper.… — Sarah Addison Allen Green Copy Share Image
“He could make her forget that it was desperation. He could make her forget everything. And this small room couldn't contain what… — Sarah Addison Allen Desperation Copy Share Image
“She wrote the names of the day's cakes on the board: traditional Southern red velvet cake and peach pound cake, but also… — Sarah Addison Allen Baker Copy Share Image
Coffee, she'd discovered, was tied to all sorts of memories, different for each person. Sunday mornings, friendly get-togethers, a favorite grandfather long… — Sarah Addison Allen Aa meeting Copy Share Image
“He shook his head. "Uh-uh. That's not going to work anymore. You can be as hard and sarcastic as you want, but… — Sarah Addison Allen Sarcastic Copy Share Image
“She bought a plume of blue cotton candy before they left the food booths, and she picked at it while they headed… — Sarah Addison Allen Cotton candy 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… — Sarah Addison Allen Christmas lights Copy Share Image
You're dying with the way things are," Della Lee said harshly, causing Josey to lower the handful of popcorn she was about… — Sarah Addison Allen Don't change Copy Share Image
“Bulahdeen ignored her. "I taught literature for nearly forty years. The books I read when I was twenty completely changed when I… — Sarah Addison Allen Books Copy Share Image
“Mom! Look. This one is my favorite," Devin said, pulling out a faded pink dress with a red plaid sash. The crinoline… — Sarah Addison Allen Grandmother Copy Share Image
“She wasn't a nature girl, though for some reason he wanted her to be. He wanted her to be a lot of… — Sarah Addison Allen Life 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 Best friend Copy Share Image
“What Claire could do with the edible flowers that grew around the cranky apple tree in the backyard was the stuff of… — Sarah Addison Allen Afternoon naps Copy Share Image
Those silly girls had no idea what they were really celebrating. They had no idea what it took to bring Agatha and… — Sarah Addison Allen Banding together Copy Share Image
“There was always a slight upswing in February, the town's coldest month, when out-of-towners liked to hike into the national park to… — Sarah Addison Allen Flower Copy Share Image
“What is this?" Emily asked, looking in the largest Styrofoam container. There was a bunch of dry-looking chopped meat inside. "Barbecue." "This… — Sarah Addison Allen Barbecue Copy Share Image
Some men you know are Southern before they ever say a word," Julia said as she and Emily watched Sawyer's progress, helpless,… — Sarah Addison Allen Be careful Copy Share Image
If we measured life in the things that almost happened, we wouldn't get anywhere. — Sarah Addison Allen Life Copy Share Image
It took me a long time to realize this: We get to choose what defines us. — Sarah Addison Allen Choose Copy Share Image