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I think Heaven will be like a first kiss.
Sarah Addison Allen -
Sometimes its necessary to embrace the magic, to find out what's real in life, and in one's own heart.
Sarah Addison Allen
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It felt as though they were the only people in the world, two young women about to bury the symbol of their helplessness, as if that's all it would take to make them whole again.
Sarah Addison Allen -
Everything was quiet, a strange sort of quiet that felt like an unfinished sentence.
Sarah Addison Allen -
She looked like autumn, when leaves turned and fruit ripened.
Sarah Addison Allen -
I lost myself trying to find happiness in things that didn't love me back.
Sarah Addison Allen -
Not every man was sorry when he hurt a woman.
Sarah Addison Allen -
She accepted it from then on. Books liked her. Books wanted to look after her.
Sarah Addison Allen
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How we see the world changes all the time. It all depends on our mood.
Sarah Addison Allen -
He reached out and pushed some hair behind her ears. The gesture was tender, but it hit her with an unexpected force, like when you're in the ocean and a wave hits you. It's so soft and coll that it surprised you that it has such strength.
Sarah Addison Allen -
Everything had felt so precarious since her mother's death, like she was walking on a bridge made of paper.
Sarah Addison Allen -
Because he knew the best way to get what he wanted was to break down what made us strongest. And our friendships were what made us strong.
Sarah Addison Allen -
Every life needs a little space. It leaves room for good things to enter it.
Sarah Addison Allen -
But that would leave Paxton to fend for herself, and the last thing any woman wanted in this kind of situation was to look around and see all the people who could help her doing nothing.
Sarah Addison Allen