Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah Addison Allenis an American author. She grew up in Asheville, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where she graduated with a degree in literature. In early 2011 Allen was diagnosed with breast cancer and completed a round of chemotherapy by October of the same year...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
people doubt ability
Being left makes you doubt your ability to keep people, even friends.
distance grandmother sky
Her grandmother used to tell her that a pink sky meant someone in the distance had just fallen in love . . . .
book years stories
To Fred, those years seemed to pass like quickly skimming a book and then finding the ending wasn't what he expected. He wished he'd paid more attention to the story.
lucky true-friendship enough
That, they knew, was true friendship. And they knew, if you're lucky enough to find it, you hold on to it.
long realizing long-time
It took me a long time to realize this: We get to choose what defines us.
strange quiet unfinished
Everything was quiet, a strange sort of quiet that felt like an unfinished sentence.
memories peaches grew
Memories, even hard memories, grew soft like peaches as they grow older.
people fool said
Some of the best people i know are fools', Evanelle said. 'The strongest people I know.
sky color evening
It was early evening when they walked outside, the sky the color of pink lemonade.
football regret thinking
To think, after all this time, after all the searching and all the waiting, after all the regret and the time she'd spent away, she came back to find that happiness was right where she's left it. On a football field in Mullaby, North Carolina. Waiting for her.
charity helping knows
How can we know the true meaning of charity if we don't even know how to help those closest to us?
mother bridges paper
Everything had felt so precarious since her mother's death, like she was walking on a bridge made of paper.
book reading chocolate
My favorite books are the ones that make me smile for hours after reading them. I want that for my readers, for the sweetness to linger. Sort of like chocolate, but without the calories
life sad pain
Sometimes you weren't supposed to share pain. Sometimes it was best just to deal with it alone.