--- title: "1 Southern belle Quotes By Sarah Jio" description: "1 Southern belle quotes by Sarah Jio. Plus more from Sarah Jio and more Southern belle sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c0/sarah-jio-8851_conservatory_i-was-too-awestruck-to-speak-vines-of-br_2239857.jpg" --- > [“I was too awestruck to speak. Vines of bright pink flowers danced over a wrought-iron arbor. I recognized them immediately as the very same variety, bougainvillea, that grew in Greenhouse No. 4 at the New York Botanical Garden. Just beyond,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/i-was-too-awestruck-to-speak-vines-of-bright-pink-flowers-danced-over/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c0/sarah-jio-8851_conservatory_i-was-too-awestruck-to-speak-vines-of-br_2239857.jpg) ## More by Sarah Jio > [“I was making scrambled eggs smothered in Tabasco, his favorite, when he told me about Stephanie. The way she made him laugh. The way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/i-was-making-scrambled-eggs-smothered-in-tabasco-his-favorite-when-he/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“Just before six, Bee pulled three wineglasses out of the cabinet and uncorked the bottle of white that Greg had selected for us. "Light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/just-before-six-bee-pulled-three-wineglasses-out-of-the-cabinet-and/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/i-m-not-an-atheist-he-says-suddenly-oh-he-nods-because-on-the-night/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“I may not have had closure, but I have tasted wisdom. Anyone who has had their heart broken or even just bruised, has learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/i-may-not-have-had-closure-but-i-have-tasted-wisdom-anyone-who-has/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/you-re-rare-you-know-he-says-i-worry-he-s-just-trying-to-flatter-me/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/people-are-much-like-those-stars-up-there-some-burn-faintly-for/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/the-beauty-of-the-island-bora-bora-wasn-t-limited-to-its-turquoise/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“He left. And I've realized that when someone wants to leave, you let him go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/he-left-and-i-ve-realized-that-when-someone-wants-to-leave-you-let/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“The truth of the matter is that we know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/the-truth-of-the-matter-is-that-we-know-the-right-thing-to-do-the/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“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.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/it-s-just-old-black-and-whites-she-had-said-flicking-her-wrist-in-the/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/i-never-intended-on-kissing-elliot-married-women-don-t-behave-like/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/the-definition-of-a-true-friend-is-not-someone-who-swoops-in-when-you/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“The only way to save bookstores is to keep children coming to them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/the-only-way-to-save-bookstores-is-to-keep-children-coming-to-them/) [sarah jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [Everyone tells you to write what you know. It’s the tried-and-true advice every writer hears at some point in her career. But to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/everyone-tells-you-to-write-what-you-know-it-s-the-tried-and-true/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) > [“If summer had a flavor, it was pink bubble gum.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jio/if-summer-had-a-flavor-it-was-pink-bubble-gum/) [Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jio/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/southern-belle/sarah-jio/#itemlist", "name": "1 Southern belle Quotes By Sarah Jio", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I was too awestruck to speak. Vines of bright pink flowers danced over a wrought-iron arbor. I recognized them immediately as the very same variety, bougainvillea, that grew in Greenhouse No. 4 at the New York Botanical Garden. 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