“The cake sitting on the dining room buffet table was wide and three layers tall. There was a fondant topper shaped like… — Sarah Addison Allen Cake Copy Share Image
If anyone had been paying attention to the signs, they would have realized that air turns white when things are about to… — Sarah Addison Allen Air Copy Share Image
Embarrassment felt a lot like eating chili peppers. It burned in the back of your throat and there was nothing you could… — Sarah Addison Allen Burned Copy Share Image
“She was wearing blue jeans and a dark blue peasant blouse, the ties of the neck open. She looked so beautiful and… — Sarah Addison Allen Brown eyes Copy Share Image
“Warm, enticing scents were floating down, basil and oregano and tomato. It made Wes long for something, something he couldn't place. A… — Sarah Addison Allen Happy childhood Copy Share Image
“ Just So You Know You fall in love with every book you touch. You never break the spine or tear the… — Sarah Addison Allen Books Copy Share Image
Everything was quiet, a strange sort of quiet that felt like an unfinished sentence. — Sarah Addison Allen Quiet Copy Share Image
Her friendship . . . still existed, as if it was a living, breathing thing, something that came to life the moment… — Sarah Addison Allen Breathing Copy Share Image
Don't let anyone see your vulnerable spots. Once they knew how to hurt you, they would do it again and again. — Sarah Addison Allen Hurt Copy Share Image
“Sawyer was quiet for a moment as he studied her. She wished he would take off his sunglasses. She didn't like how… — Sarah Addison Allen Time Copy Share Image
He reached out and pushed some hair behind her ears. The gesture was tender, but it hit her with an unexpected force,… — Sarah Addison Allen Behinds Copy Share Image
Like magic, she felt him getting nearer, felt it like a pull in the pit of her stomach. It felt like hunger… — Sarah Addison Allen Chocolate Copy Share Image
“The Ferris wheel came to a stop two seats down from the top. "I've been thinking about you a lot this past… — Sarah Addison Allen Ferris wheel Copy Share Image
“At the end of the evening, Paxton and Willa walked Agatha out to the nurse's car, after Agatha had given them a… — Sarah Addison Allen Brown sugar Copy Share Image
“He'd always liked the way Josey smelled. He thought about how she was wearing her curly black hair down that night, how… — Sarah Addison Allen Black hair Copy Share Image
How can we know the true meaning of charity if we don't even know how to help those closest to us? — Sarah Addison Allen Charity Copy Share Image
Adolescence is like having only enough light to see the step directly in front of you. — Sarah Addison Allen Adolescence Copy Share Image
“She'd just walked into heaven. And her grandmother was right there, in every scent. Sugary and sweet. Herby and sharp. Yeasty and… — Sarah Addison Allen Kitchen Copy Share Image
Whenever I would get too nosy as a child, my grandmother would say, "When you learn someone else's secret, your own secrets… — Sarah Addison Allen Children Copy Share Image
“...they all watched Devin run up to meet the other girls. For a moment Kate felt indescribably sad, because she couldn't go… — Sarah Addison Allen Time Copy Share Image
Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world. — Sarah Addison Allen Cat Copy Share Image
But one thing she [Rachel] did believe in was love. She believed that you could smell it, that you could taste it,… — Sarah Addison Allen Believe Copy Share Image
“Lisette was born without the ability to speak, but she'd been brazen with written words as a child, substituting a sharp tongue… — Sarah Addison Allen Children Copy Share Image
He used to believe good things happened in this kind of weather. — Sarah Addison Allen Believe Copy Share Image