“There are certain things in life that you'll be forgiven for, no matter how thoughtless or stupid or reckless, but if you… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It is what it is..." he murmured, letting the words trail off at the end. "I hate that expression," Lucy said, a… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
Sometimes our fights are as strong as a current, as consistent as waves and as stubborn as unmoveable rocks. Martial fights cause… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“He hadn't realized how much it could mean, having someone to talk to like that; he hadn't realized that it could be… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“My thoughts are scrambled by the nearness of him, and my chest aches with something deeper than love, something lonelier than hope..” — Jennifer E. Smith Hope Copy Share Image
“You could tell a lot about someone by the way they carried a secret-by how safe they kept it, how soon they… — Jennifer E. Smith Secret Copy Share Image
“She's four minutes late, which doesn't seem like all that much when you think about it's a commercial break, the period within… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Just because you painted a house didn't mean the furniture inside was any different. It had to be the same with people.” — Jennifer E. Smith Young adult Copy Share Image
“It was exactly as he’d thought it would be, like the first time and the millionth time all at once, like being… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“He’s like a song she can’t get out of her head. Hard as she tries, the melody of their meeting runs through… — Jennifer E. Smith Music Copy Share Image
“And though it seemed odd that she still didn't know his name, something kept her from asking. Those two little words, she… — Jennifer E. Smith Relationships Copy Share Image
“He wondered if there was a rule that you had to love all of someone, or whether you could pick out only… — Jennifer E. Smith Buffet Copy Share Image
“They just stood there, regarding each other silently, the room suddenly as quiet as the elevator had been, as comfortable as the… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Emma knew that she'd always been on the wrong side of the line that separated her from her parents, from Patrick and… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It wasn't long before he spotted another pay phone, a slanted structure near the river, and Annie and Emma waited patiently while… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it seemed as if his whole life was an exercise in waiting; not waiting to leave, exactly, but simply waiting to… — Jennifer E. Smith Fitness Copy Share Image
“That was the thing about playing with a band, Peter thought. There was always someone else to rescue you when it seemed… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Did you know that people who meet at least three different times within twenty-four hour period are ninety-eight percent more likely to… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Wasn't it just so typical that all the things you never really meant to say were the very ones that came back… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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
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“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’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
“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
“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’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
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