“Maybe they were never meant to have more than just one night. After all, not everything can last. Not everything is supposed… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
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“Look what a hard time I've given him. But no matter how many times I've pushed him away, he always comes back… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
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“For hours, they wrote back and forth, a conversation punctuated by short periods of waiting, where Lucy held her breath and kept… — Jennifer E. Smith Communication Copy Share Image
“But from where he was standing, he could see her perfectly: the wavy red hair and the oversize T-shirt with a smiling… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“She understands now what she, in all her worry, had forgotten. That even as she hesitates and wavers, even as she thinks… — Jennifer E. Smith Fear Copy Share Image
“Because even this --being so close to her --was no longer the same. That light he'd felt when he first saw her… — Jennifer E. Smith Fall out of love Copy Share Image
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“So that means your mom's okay with everything?" "She will be," Ellie said. "We both will." Graham nodded. "I'm glad." "She took… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
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“He looks at her and smiles. "You're sort of dangerous, you know?" She stares at him. "Me?" "Yeah," he says sitting back.… — Jennifer E. Smith Connection Copy Share Image
“And for some reason, that was even worse. In the end, it's not the changes that will break your heart; it's that… — Jennifer E. Smith Break your heart Copy Share Image
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“How long till you get her?" "Not long," she says. "Not long at all." He sighs again. "Good." "But dad?" "Yeah?" "Can… — Jennifer E. Smith Good dad Copy Share Image
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“The geography of the thing wasn’t the point; it didn’t matter where they were: there was still too much space between them.” — Jennifer E. Smith Geography Copy Share Image
“When you’re on the other side of it,” she says, “fifty-two years can seem like about fifty-two minutes. Just like when you’re… — Jennifer E. Smith Love Copy Share Image
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“And for the first time in his life Peter understood what the opposite of lost was: that it had nothing to do… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Exactly. How can you know it makes you happy if you’ve never experienced it?” “There are different kinds of happy,” she said.… — Jennifer E. Smith Happiness Copy Share Image
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Husbands make the best kinds of heroes. - Lisa JacobsonMarriage is a mosaic you build with your spouse. Millions of tiny moments… — Jennifer E. Smith Best marriage Copy Share Image
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