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 Copy Share Image
It had always fascinated him that she'd consumed so many words, that her head was full of stories, told a thousand different… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
I'm a classic stress-eater, so I know a lot about how eating can become a way of hiding from what's really wrong.… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Always make your needs and expectations known,she used to say. That way no one gets hurt. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
It was like the way you wanted sunshine on Saturdays, or pancakes for breakfast. They just made you feel good. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
She sometimes thought she was going crazy. Her first thought when she woke up was always how to get him out of… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
She'd always known he didn't love her. But it was easier to bear when he didn't know she loved him. That way… — Sarah Addison Allen 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 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 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
He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Superstitions are man's way of trying to control things he has no control over... — 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
