“There is so much beauty here, and yet it's hardly even acknowledged.” — Sarah Jio Acknowledged Copy Share Image
The stars have their own language, you know. If you're careful, you can learn it. — Sarah Jio Astronomy Copy Share Image
“It's like I'm trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle, and everyone is hiding the pieces from me.” — Sarah Jio Hiding Copy Share Image
“The truth of the matter is that we know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.” — Sarah Jio Right thing Copy Share Image
“some of life’s most beautiful things grow out of the darkest moments.” — Sarah Jio Beautiful things Copy Share Image
“I buttoned my sweater against the wind on my skin - winds of change.” — Sarah Jio Change Copy Share Image
“So much for perfect love. Because you can blink your eyes and it can vanish, without explanation, leaving you with only your… — Sarah Jio Blink Copy Share Image
We're each given one life, and it's our job to make it useful, beautiful, and fulfilling. There is no value in suffering… — Sarah Jio Beautiful Copy Share Image
“The Puget Sound is like a time machine, hiding things and then spewing them back onto its shores at the time and… — Sarah Jio Computers Copy Share Image
You know, things fall apart. You grieve. And then you sit around and wait for things to somehow get perfect again. But… — Sarah Jio Different Copy Share Image
“I walked to the bookcase and examined the storybooks inside. As a girl, I had dreamed of having stacks of books at… — Sarah Jio Book Copy Share Image
“You know, I've thought an awful lot about this, and I think that people are much like those stars up there. Some… — Sarah Jio Astronomy Copy Share Image
“It's hard to put into words. It's as much a feeling as it is the way your stomach flutters when you think… — Sarah Jio Feeling Copy Share Image
“It's just old black-and-whites,' she had said, flicking her wrist in the way one might dismiss a pile of junk mail. 'Relatives… — Sarah Jio Junk mail Copy Share Image
“She plucked the blossoms from the bag and arranged them, one by one, in the water glass on her dressing table. "They'll… — Sarah Jio Blossoms Copy Share Image
“Everything that anyone would ever look for is usually where they find it. - Margaret Wise Brown Home is the nicest word… — Sarah Jio Home Copy Share Image
“Invasive plants were like all evil things; the only way to ensure that they wouldn't return was to face them head-on, battle… — Sarah Jio Gardening Copy Share Image
“Every life, every story, has peaks and valleys. You are walking through a low spot now. Perhaps it's foggy in the valley.… — Sarah Jio Journey Copy Share Image
“I had come to love the space, and I could see why Lady Anna had too. The orchids were positively glorious. She'd… — Sarah Jio Anna-livingston Copy Share Image
“Janie ran to my side, where she tugged at the book eagerly as though she'd seen it before. "Flower book," she said,… — Sarah Jio Anna-livingston Copy Share Image
“I think of the way James proposed, at our favorite New York City restaurant. He'd tucked the ring in his pocket and… — Sarah Jio Ada-santorini Copy Share Image
“You're rare, you know," he says. I worry he's just trying to flatter me, so I shake my head. "Go on." "No,… — Sarah Jio Comfortable life Copy Share Image
“I drape my arm around his shoulder. We sit together like that for a moment, until something bright floating in the lake… — Sarah Jio Flower Copy Share Image
“But it wasn't their separation that was consuming my mind just then; it was Evelyn's garden. Bee had taken us there when… — Sarah Jio Childhood memories Copy Share Image
Everyone tells you to write what you know. It’s the tried-and-true advice every writer hears at some point in her career. But… — Sarah Jio Advice Copy Share Image
“I looked up at the moon and stars through the glass roof above and gasped at the stunning sight, like a mural… — Sarah Jio Art Copy Share Image
“I placed the tubes of paint on the palette and selected a small canvas. I prepared the palette with an assortment of… — Sarah Jio Camellia Copy Share Image
“I was making scrambled eggs smothered in Tabasco, his favorite, when he told me about Stephanie. The way she made him laugh.… — Sarah Jio Scrambled eggs Copy Share Image
Whenever you’re down on your luck, and when things aren’t going the way you like, remember that you are the author of… — Sarah Jio Beautiful Copy Share Image
People are much like those stars up there. Some burn faintly for millions of years, barely visible to us on earth. They're… — Sarah Jio Astronomy Copy Share Image
“I took a cautious step inside, marveling at the sight before me. A vast conservatory awaited, or what 'once' was a conservatory.… — Sarah Jio Addison-sinclair Copy Share Image
“I wanted to take a photo of his face just then. That boyish grin. That look of love, of contentedness. Couldn't he… — Sarah Jio Childless Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think of my life as a great big story. Each silly thing I do is a new paragraph. And each… — Sarah Jio Inspiration Copy Share Image
![“She plucked the blossoms from the bag and arranged them, one by one, in the water glass on her dressing table. "They'll never keep," I said. "They're [hibiscus] a terrible cutting flower. They'll wilt by morning." "I know," she said." But don't they look so pretty right now, just as they are?" I…” quote by Sarah Jio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/966/sarah-jio-8851_flowers_she-plucked-the-blossoms-from-the-bag-an_739724.jpg)
