“Well, I guess we all can't have epic loves at such a young age.” — Jennifer E. Smith Epic Copy Share Image
“But cemeteries are like mousetraps for memories, catching grief by the tail before it knows what's what.” — Jennifer E. Smith Cemeteries Copy Share Image
“There's a space between forgetting and moving on, and it's not easy to find.” — Jennifer E. Smith Forgetting Copy Share Image
“This house is about two dictionaries away from caving in,' she'd say, 'and you're buying duplicates?” — Jennifer E. Smith Home Copy Share Image
“It's not the changes that will break your heart; it's that tug of familiarity.” — Jennifer E. Smith Break your heart Copy Share Image
“Yeah, but what if we got separated? Why would we? But just, what if? We won't” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“There’s always a gap between the burn and the sting of it, the pain and the realization.” — Jennifer E. Smith Pain Copy Share Image
“This time she didn't bother correcting him. Just this once, she'd like to believe that he's right.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It seemed to Ellie that you could tell a lot about someone by the way they carried a secret—by how safe they… — Jennifer E. Smith Keeping secrets Copy Share Image
“There’s a star in the sky that refuses to stay put, and Hadley realizes it’s actually a plane, that just last night,… — Jennifer E. Smith Astronomy Copy Share Image
“pg 13 the day ahead of her is like something living and breathing, something that is barreling towards her at an alarming… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“There was a lump in her throat as she watched him fidget with the buttons on his vest, and it struck her… — Jennifer E. Smith Kindness Copy Share Image
“But how could she tell him that the reason she always acted so disinterested in everything was because of the worry that… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“When he'd kissed her, it had felt like the striking of a match, something hard and bright in his chest, a part… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Today was a day for sailing and drinking, for bobbing out under the blazing sun until the sky flipped over into dark… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“This, it seemed, was just what happened when you left someone. They disappeared behind you like the wake of a boat.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“When you're on the other side of it," she says, "fifty-two years can seem like about fifty-two minutes." She tips her head… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“As a kid, I couldn't sleep without this ratty stuffed elephant," she explains, not sure what made her think of it now.… — Jennifer E. Smith Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“I can't believe you're here," she says, her voice soft. "I can't believe you found me." "You found me first," he says,… — Jennifer E. Smith Kisses Copy Share Image
“Together they waited for the sky to flip over like the turning of a page, the bone-colored moon giving way to a… — Jennifer E. Smith New day Copy Share Image
“It seems impossible that she could have liked someone like Mitchell when there was someone like this guy in the world, someone… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“But it’s more than that. It’s the same icy dread that fills her each time she starts to imagine it; not just… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Those are cumulus clouds. Did you know that?" "I'm sure I should." "They're the best ones." "How come?" "Because they look the… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It wasn't that we forgot. But things like that sometimes get stored away, and there never seems to be a good time… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Chemistry wasn't something you could just create anyway; it was either there or it wasn't.” — Jennifer E. Smith Chemistry Copy Share Image
“How many times can a life be split into a before and an after?” — Jennifer E. Smith Life Copy Share Image
“There are so many ways to be alone here, even when you're surrounded by this many people.” — Jennifer E. Smith People Copy Share Image
“You," he says, laughing in spite of himself, "are mad as a hatter.” — Jennifer E. Smith Comedy Copy Share Image
“Even the not saying can balloon into something bigger than words themselves.” — Jennifer E. Smith Language Copy Share Image
“No one is useless in this world, who lightens the burden of it for any one else.” — Jennifer E. Smith Burden Copy Share Image
“What are you doing a study on right now?" "A study on the statistical probablity of love at first sight.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Hadley knows this isn’t some Disney movie. Her parents aren’t ever getting back together” — Jennifer E. Smith Child Copy Share Image
“Yeah," Violet says from where she's stooped on the floor. "But those weren't family tears." Whitney rakes her fingers through Hadley's hair.… — Jennifer E. Smith Family Copy Share Image
“It's because you're thinking big picture. That'll knock the wind out of you every time. You have to take it in pieces.” — Jennifer E. Smith Big picture Copy Share Image
“Because the truth is that now that he’s here, she can’t imagine it any other way. Now that he’s here, she worries… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“She could only hope that in a place filled with so many wonders, it would have still been possible to appreciate something… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“But a small part of him also knew that the reason he'd never ventured anywhere was because of the worry that the… — Jennifer E. Smith Dreams Copy Share Image
“There was no point in waiting for someone who hadn't asked, and there was no point in wishing for something that would… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It was like falling into a dream, and she felt herself getting lost inside the lines, the simplicity of the page a… — Jennifer E. Smith Dreams Copy Share Image