“I feel like I should clean the house, so I a going to read until the feeling passes.” — Susan Wiggs Feel Copy Share Image
“Love wasn’t a selfish thing. It was the kindest, most generous impulse a man could have.” — Susan Wiggs Love Copy Share Image
“The moments of life are ephemeral and unpredictable. We must capture the best ones and keep them safe in our hearts.” — Susan Wiggs Life Copy Share Image
Unexpected change is like a breath of fresh air -- a little brisk at first, but magic for the body and soul. — Susan Wiggs Air Copy Share Image
She knew with painful certainty that the opposite of love was not hate, but indifference. — Susan Wiggs Hate Copy Share Image
“at the center of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power.” — Susan Wiggs Fairy tale Copy Share Image
Fear and love were sometimes the same thing both necessary unavoidable. Now she understood that it was okay to bleed if you… — Susan Wiggs And love Copy Share Image
Scary thought - what if I get to know myself and I'm someone I don't want to be? — Susan Wiggs Scary Copy Share Image
Honestly, the essence of publishing hasn't changed. Since the days of the cave man carving stuff on the cave walls, people have… — Susan Wiggs Audience Copy Share Image
“loved coming here. It always felt so…safe. I was allowed to read any book I wanted. No one interrupted me, or if… — Susan Wiggs Books Copy Share Image
“She reflects on the girl she had been in this place, and the things she had to do in order to survive.… — Susan Wiggs Backward Copy Share Image
In all my novels, a sense of place - not just geographic but social - is a critical element. I have always… — Susan Wiggs Book Copy Share Image
“...San Francisco was her favorite. It was the kind of city where being independent was valued, not pitied or regarded as a… — Susan Wiggs Friendship Copy Share Image
“Pop, why didn't you ever marry again?" "I was a good husband to your mother," Pop said. "I would not be a… — Susan Wiggs Another woman Copy Share Image
“I see the way he looks at you when you're not aware of his gaze. I see the way you care for… — Susan Wiggs Afraid Copy Share Image
“Her name was a silent song on his lips. Her love was like a circle in the water, radiating ever outward, inevitably… — Susan Wiggs Love Copy Share Image
“They shared a look, and Tess felt a wave of emotion. How quickly she'd found an affinity with Isabel, a woman so… — Susan Wiggs Sister Copy Share Image
“Here, he felt like a stranger in a strange- and extremely seductive- land. In contrast to the places of his past, Bella… — Susan Wiggs Bella-vista Copy Share Image
“They each took a plate and helped themselves to a feast that looked as if it had been prepared for a magazine… — Susan Wiggs Edible-flowers Copy Share Image
“The time for falling in love was when you were emotionally available and free of cares, when it didn’t matter what time… — Susan Wiggs Fall in love Copy Share Image
“She kept sneaking looks at him. He had strong, chiseled features, his jaw softened by a day or two's growth of beard.… — Susan Wiggs Isabel-and-cormac Copy Share Image
“They spent the day with Lucia, who promised that the following day she would take them up to Scala, an even tinier,… — Susan Wiggs Gardens Copy Share Image
“The last dress in the wardrobe was loosely wrapped in thin tissue paper that tore away at the slightest touch. Isabel was… — Susan Wiggs Fashion Copy Share Image
“Time for lunch. Take me somewhere good. Somewhere Italian." She chose Vine, one of the cafes on the main plaza, and ordered… — Susan Wiggs Cafe Copy Share Image
“Grandfather, is it all right if we join you for a bit?" "Of course. Particularly since you've brought sustenance." He eyed the… — Susan Wiggs Cheeses Copy Share Image
“This time of year, the purple blooms were busy with life- not just the bees, but butterflies and ladybugs, skippers and emerald-toned… — Susan Wiggs Bees Copy Share Image
“Again, he had the urge to touch her. She was just... delicious to him. He couldn't understand it. He'd never felt so… — Susan Wiggs Family and friends Copy Share Image
“In the wake of the storm, sunset lay in a pink-and-amber swath over the rolling landscape, the trees in the orchard casting… — Susan Wiggs Sunset Copy Share Image
“In contrast, Bella Vista was lush and seductive, the landscape filled with colors from deep-green to submerged-gold. Gardeners, construction workers and farm… — Susan Wiggs Bella-vista Copy Share Image
“BAKED HOT CHOCOLATE It’s crucial to use the best quality chocolate you can find. Don’t put anything in this dessert you wouldn’t… — Susan Wiggs Food Copy Share Image
“The woman at the other end of the room stood unmoving, her posture a slender question mark, silhouetted against the light from… — Susan Wiggs Brown hair Copy Share Image
“Lately, she'd been waking up early every day, too excited to sleep. She was working on the biggest project she'd ever dared… — Susan Wiggs Bella-vista Copy Share Image
Here's the thing about broken hearts. You can always survive them. Always. No matter how deep the hurt, the capacity to heal… — Susan Wiggs Broken hearts Copy Share Image
“No one had ever told them they might need each other one day, an for some reason, they hadn't figured it out… — Susan Wiggs Told Copy Share Image
“What we remember from childhood we remember forever—permanent ghosts, stamped, inked, imprinted, eternally seen. —CYNTHIA OZICK, AMERICAN WRITER, B. 1928” — Susan Wiggs American writer Copy Share Image
“She caught herself working so hard at mothering that she forgot to enjoy her children. -from ~Homecoming Season~” — Susan Wiggs Children Copy Share Image
“Thank you for all the Acts of Light which beautified a summer now passed to its reward. —letter from Emily Dickinson to… — Susan Wiggs Light Copy Share Image
“Refusing to feel hurt also meant she numbed herself to joy, but the sacrifice was worth it.” — Susan Wiggs Heart Copy Share Image
