“So that explains all the mind games." "You say mind games, I say research.” — Jennifer E. Smith Mind Copy Share Image
“Hadley didn't know it was possible to miss someone who's only a few feet away, but there it is.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It didn’t help that she was right; when had that ever made anything better?” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“After all, it's one thing to run away when someone's chasing you. It's entirely another to be running all alone.” — Jennifer E. Smith Alone Copy Share Image
“When there was nothing but space between you, everything felt like a leap.” — Jennifer E. Smith Leap Copy Share Image
“But no escape route." "Ah," he says. "So you're looking for an escape route." Hadley nods. "Always.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“There was enough space out here that it was easy to lose sight of each other.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Don't screw it up for yourself. If it's gonna happen, at least let the universe do it for you.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It took a moment to right himself, and he pulled his shoulders back as he regained his equilibrium. He didn't want to… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“And in August it will be fifty-two years together.” “Wow,” Oliver says. “That’s amazing.” “I wouldn’t call it amazing,” the woman says,… — Jennifer E. Smith Amazing woman Copy Share Image
“Being on her own had never been a burden. Instead of weighing her down, it buoyed her up; when she was alone,… — Jennifer E. Smith Burden Copy Share Image
“Maybe growing up was really nothing more than growing away: from your old life, from your old self, all those things that… — Jennifer E. Smith Life Copy Share Image
“She filed those moments away like precious documents, wore them smooth with memory, collected them like bits of prayers.” — Jennifer E. Smith Memories Copy Share Image
“He smiled. "All that stuff can be learned," he said. "What you're doing now, that's instinct. And it counts for a lot.” — Jennifer E. Smith Instinct Copy Share Image
“They were like a couple of asteroids that had collided, she and Owen, briefly sparking before ricocheting off again, a little chipped,… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“He’d mistaken loneliness for independence, and had become so good at closing himself off from the world that it took an e-mail… — Jennifer E. Smith Communication Copy Share Image
“What are you really studying?" He leans back to look at her. "The statistical probability of love at first sight." "Very funny,"… — Jennifer E. Smith First sight Copy Share Image
“They were nearly to Annie's by now, and they made the rest of the trip in silence, Peter frowning out at the… — Jennifer E. Smith Faith Copy Share Image
“She thinks of the way they stood together near the bathroom, how it seemed like they'd been on the brink of something,… — Jennifer E. Smith Left behind Copy Share Image
“Maybe the answer to all of his problems was nothing more than a darkened sky and a glittering city, a lofty perch… — Jennifer E. Smith Problems Copy Share Image
“But it’s there in his face, a fleeting reluctance that matches her own. They stand there together for a long time, for… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Childhood memories were like airplane luggage; no matter how far you were traveling or how long you needed them to last, you… — Jennifer E. Smith Childhood memories 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… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“You know what they say," Dad said. "If you love something set it free." "What if he doesn't come back?" "Something do,… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Emily tucks her knees up beneath her and leans forward on the table. 'Do you like Ryan?' she asks Nick, and Mom's… — Jennifer E. Smith Embarrassment Copy Share Image
“Near his foot was a map of Gettysburg, and he looked down at the ridges and grooves running across the land. It… — Jennifer E. Smith Gettysburg 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… — Jennifer E. Smith Geography Copy Share Image
“That they were left with only this--this awkward, prearranged meet-up, this terrible silence--seemed almost more than she could bear, and the unfairness… — Jennifer E. Smith Longing 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… — Jennifer E. Smith True gentleman Copy Share Image
“Not everything can last. Not everything is supposed to mean something.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
I want my marriage to be like th Earth, full of life and revolving around the Son — Jennifer E. Smith Couple Copy Share Image
“It's one thing to run away when someone's chasing you. It's entirely another to be running all alone.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Salutations," he said, and she smiled. "Good morning." "Yeah," he said. "It really is.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It’s time to move on, and the more time they spend wishing it were otherwise, the harder it will be to let… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“People talk about books being an escape...this one feels more like a lifeline.” — Jennifer E. Smith Books Copy Share Image
“The end coming before the beginning really even had a chance to begin.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Perhaps if there were more time, or if time were more malleable.” — Jennifer E. Smith Malleable Copy Share Image
“Looks like the wrong kind of bait can get you the right kind of fish.” — 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 Love Copy Share Image
