She'd assumed she'd be married and have kids by this age, that she would be grooming her own daughter for this, as her friends were doing. She wanted it so much she would dream about it sometimes, and then she would wake up with the skin at her wrists and neck red from the scratchy lace of the wedding gown she'd dreamed of wearing. But she'd never felt anything for the men she'd dated, nothing beyond her own desperation. And her desire to marry wasn't strong enough, would never be strong enough, to allow her to marry a man she didn't love. β¨ Sarah Addison Allen (2011). The Peach Keeper: A Novel, p.21, Bantam
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- Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.
- Her life was monotonous, but it kept her out of trouble. . . . This, her father would say, was called being an adult. β¨ Sarah Addison Allen (2011). The Peach Keeper: A Novel, p.11, Bantam
- It was early evening when they walked outside, the sky the color of pink lemonade. β¨ Sarah Addison Allen (2011). The Peach Keeper: A Novel, p.166, Bantam
- 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 β¦ βΆ
- When you're happy for yourself, it fills you. When you're happy for someone else, it pours over. β¨ Sarah Addison Allen (2008). Garden Spells, p.167, Hachette UK
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