“His casual, almost flippant, mention of it took her by surprise and made her feel cool and tart, like tasting lime for… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“You aren't always shown the path in life you're supposed to take. But if there was one thing she'd learned in the… — Sarah Addison Allen Life Copy Share Image
But surprises were nothing new to her. Like opening a can of mushroom soup and finding tomato instead; be grateful and eat… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“When you're happy for yourself, it fills you. When you're happy for someone else, it pours over. It was almost too bright… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Her grandmother used to tell her that a pink sky meant someone in the distance had just fallen in love . . . . — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“She wasn’t sure exactly when it happened when she had realized that she could only make one of them happy. She only… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“We decided to become a society of women, a club to make sure women were protected. The club was something important back… — Sarah Addison Allen Community Copy Share Image
“Julie!" Sawyer called. She felt a prickle along the back of her neck and picked up her pace. Regardless, Sawyer soon jogged… — Sarah Addison Allen 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 Copy Share Image
It was the best first kiss in the history of first kisses. It was as sweet as sugar. And it was warm,… — Sarah Addison Allen Best kiss Copy Share Image
“Because we're connected, as women. It's like a spiderweb. If one part vibrates, if there's trouble, we all know it. But most… — Sarah Addison Allen Feminism Copy Share Image
“I'm going out with Colin Osgood today, and he's meeting me here. If you start making kissy noises, I will strip you… — Sarah Addison Allen Art making Copy Share Image
“He had on long swim trunks, which were dark with water and sticking to his thighs. His hair was wet and dripping… — Sarah Addison Allen 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 Copy Share Image
“She reminds me of Rapunzel. You know, like in the fairytale. The only time she leaves that house is to take her… — Sarah Addison Allen Josey-cirrini Copy Share Image
“They were wounded. They were victims. If only they had everything they'd ever wanted, then they'd be okay. But because they didn't,… — Sarah Addison Allen Victims Copy Share Image
“The smell of rosin was strong. It reminded her of Christmas wreaths and red glass ornaments. It was a completely different world,… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
It was like she was MADE of cake, light and pretty and decorated on the outside-with her sweet laugh and pink streak… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
When your cup is empty, you do not mourn what is gone. Because if you do, you will miss the opportunity to… — Sarah Addison Allen 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 Copy Share Image
“Sometimes people who had been together for a long time got to imagining that things used to be better, even when they… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
She was so Southern that she cried tears that came straight from the Mississippi, and she always smelled faintly of cottonwood and… — Sarah Addison Allen Mississippi Copy Share Image
“He claimed the waters must have, indeed, been healing, because look how hard his journey was on him to get there, and… — Sarah Addison Allen Hard journey Copy Share Image
Because he knew the best way to get what he wanted was to break down what made us strongest. And our friendships… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then… — Sarah Addison Allen 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
It was like the way you wanted sunshine on Saturdays, or pancakes for breakfast. They just made you feel good. — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Lisette set out browned chicken, warm butternut squash salad, blue potatoes, and blackberry bread with a crust of sugar that looked like… — Sarah Addison Allen Food 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 lifted up on one elbow and looked down at her. What she wouldn't give to see what he saw, to know… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
When you're a teenager, your friends are your life. When you grow up, friendships seem to get pushed further and further back,… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Why were girls in such a hurry to grow up? Agatha would never understand. Childhood was magical. Leaving it behind was a… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
Nothing is really broke, so it's not like I can fix it. I just have to keep trying to find what I'm… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“She knew him in that way you can only know a person you remember as a child, like if you cracked away… — Sarah Addison Allen Children Copy Share Image
To Fred, those years seemed to pass like quickly skimming a book and then finding the ending wasn't what he expected. He… — Sarah Addison Allen Attention Copy Share Image
She'd always known he didn't love her. But it was easier to bear when he didn't know she loved him. That way… — Sarah Addison Allen Bears Copy Share Image
After you finish a book, the story still goes on in your mind. You can never change the beginning. But you can… — Sarah Addison Allen Book Copy Share Image
“Jack seemed kind. He was craggy and athletic, with lines like parentheses around his mouth, as if everything he wanted to say… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
