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've come to realize that you can fight a lot of things in life, but you can't help who you love. You… — Sarah Jio Heartache 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
“It's like I'm trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle, and everyone is hiding the pieces from me.” — Sarah Jio Jigsaw puzzle Copy Share Image
“Penny was so beautiful. She didn't need makeup or a fancy hairstyle; she had a natural sort of beauty. But it was… — Sarah Jio Beauty Copy Share Image
“Naomi makes a face and points to the potted flowers near the front door of her houseboat. "Just look at that," she… — Sarah Jio Bluebells 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
All I hear is my own grating thoughts. Is there anything more horrid than being trapped inside yourself with nothing but your… — Sarah Jio Insecurity Copy Share Image
“Ella isn't like other little girls. She's inquisitive and curious, with a heart that senses others' emotions with the precision of Doppler… — Sarah Jio Little girl Copy Share Image
Great love endures time, heartache, and distance. And even when all seems lost, true love lives on. — Sarah Jio Distance Copy Share Image
“Yes, I had dreamed of becoming a botanist, my entire life, really. I'd thought a great deal about the various species of… — Sarah Jio Botanist Copy Share Image
“I lift the lid of the chest. Inside, the air is musty and stale, held hostage for years in its three-foot-by-four-foot tomb.… — Sarah Jio 50-s Copy Share Image
“A familiar melody suddenly drifts through the little living room. It makes me freeze, and I don't know why. And then I… — Sarah Jio Bittersweet-memories Copy Share Image
“I wonder if there is a dark side to every great love story. With great love comes great hurt. I wonder if… — Sarah Jio Dark side Copy Share Image
“The old woman paid no attention to the camellia until that morning, when a fleck of pink caught her eye. The single… — Sarah Jio Blossom 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
What is childhood without stories? And how will children fall in love with stories without bookstores? You can't get that from a… — Sarah Jio Bookstores 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
“Everything that anyone would ever look for is usually where they find it. - Margaret Wise Brown Home is the nicest word… — Sarah Jio Wisdom 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
“So much for perfect love. Because you can blink your eyes and it can vanish, without explanation, leaving you with only your… — Sarah Jio Love Copy Share Image
