“But there's no such thing as a completely fresh start. Everything new arrives on the heels of something old, and every beginning… — Jennifer E. Smith Beginning 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
“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
“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
“For a long time they just stay there like that, as still as the statues in the garden. And when he gives… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Perhaps if there were more time, or if time were more malleable; if she could be both places at once, live parallel… — Jennifer E. Smith Heart Copy Share Image
I want my husband to lead me and our family. But in order for him to do that I must be willing… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“It's not about winning or losing, really,” he’s saying. “It’s just the showing up every day. It’s stepping up to the plate… — Jennifer E. Smith Baseball Copy Share Image
“Maybe this was why Owen had been so desperate to travel, why she'd longed for it herself without ever really knowing why.… — Jennifer E. Smith Heart Copy Share Image
“But at the moment, he’s just watching them with an unreadable expression, his head tilted to one side. When she catches his… — Jennifer E. Smith Smile Copy Share Image
“[Hadley] "I have a fear of mayo, so I've actually gotten pretty good at it over the years." [Oliver] "You have a… — Jennifer E. Smith Fear Copy Share Image
“People talk about books being an escape, but here on the tube, this one feels more like a lifeline...The motion of the… — Jennifer E. Smith Books Copy Share Image
“I guess so,” she says, unable to keep the sigh out of her voice. “But not everyone keeps that promise.” She looks… — Jennifer E. Smith Woman Copy Share Image
“It had always been the two of them through everything -every adventure and every expedition- and now there was this awful distance… — Jennifer E. Smith Adventure Copy Share Image
“Someone once told her there's a formula for how long it takes to get over someone, that it's half as long as… — Jennifer E. Smith Breakup 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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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“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
“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
![“[Hadley] "I have a fear of mayo, so I've actually gotten pretty good at it over the years." [Oliver] "You have a fear of mayo?" She nods again."It's in my top three or four." "What are the others?" he asks with a grin. "I mean what could possibly be worse than mayonnaise.” quote by Jennifer E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc3/jennifer-e-smith-1454_fear_hadley-i-have-a-fear-of-mayo-so-i-ve-act_2081773.jpg)
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