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
true-friend sticks would-be
Those who decided to stick with her would be her true friends. The others would just be scenery.
book where-you-come cant-change
You can't change where you come from, but you can change where you go from here. Just like a book. If you don't like the ending, you make up a new one.
strong love-you desire
She knew what it felt like to stand in front of someone and ask them to love you, to try to pull them to you by the sheer force of your desire, a force so strong it felt as though you were going to die from it.
ocean hair ears
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.
art males
There was an art to the male posterior. That's all there was to it.
men estate-agents spectacles
Men. You can't live with them, you can't shoot them.
fall hands needs
But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from falling.
trying needs fit
Misfits need a place to get away, too. All that trying to fit in is exhausting.
thinking want-something magic
Magic is what we invent when we want something we think we cant have.
writing ideas stories
My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then I sit down to write, and things change.
falling-in-love knowing people
Some people don't know how to fall in love, like not knowing how to swim. They panic first when they jump in. Then they figure it out.
dignity compromise should
No one should ever compromise the dignity of another human being.
people way curious
He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand.
people break should
I should let people in. If they leave, they leave. If I break, I break. It happens to everyone. Right?