Quotessence
Home / Authors / Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah Addison Allen

Sarah Addison Allen Quotes

Author

Filter quotes by topic

AllIfsPeopleKnowsWayFallTryingEnoughMenOther BirdsSometimes

Famous Sarah Addison Allen Quotes

“When Josey woke up and saw the feathery frost on her windowpane, she smiled. Finally, it was cold enough to wear long coats and tights. It was cold enough for scarves and shirts worn in layers, like camouflage. It was cold enough for her lucky red cardigan, which she swore had a power of its own. She loved this time of year. Summer was tedious with the light dresses she pretended to be comfortable in while secretly sure she looked like a loaf of white bread wearing a belt. The cold was such a relief.”

YearsLongEnoughLightWhiteSawsColdLuckyComfortableSummerRedDressesBreadShirtsReliefLayersWornCoatsBeltsTediousFrostScarvesCamouflageTightsWindowpaneCardigansWhite Bread
Book:The Sugar Queen
Create image

“Books can be possessive, can't they? You're walking around in a bookstore and a certain one will jump out at you, like it had moved there on its own, just to get your attention. Sometimes what's inside will change your life, but sometimes you don't even have to read it. Sometimes it's a comfort just to have a book around. Many of these books haven't even had their spines cracked. 'Why do you buy books you don't even read?' our daughter asks us. That's like asking someone who lives alone why they bought a cat. For company, of course.”

BookSometimesCertainCoursesAsksAttentionCompanyHavensWalkingComfortDaughterCatAskingMovedChanging Your LifeSpineYou Like ItCrackedBookstoresOur DaughterPossessive
Book:The Sugar Queen
Create image

“Some men you know are Southern before they ever say a word," Julia said as she and Emily watched Sawyer's progress, helpless, almost as if they couldn't look away. "They remind you of something good--picnics or carrying sparklers around at night. Southern men will hold doors open for you, they'll hold you after you yell at them, and they'll hold on to their pride no matter what. Be careful what they tell you, though. They have a way of making you believe anything, because they say it that way.”

IfsKnowsMenWayBelieveLooksSaidMatterNightProgressDoorsPrideNo Matter WhatCarefulSouthernBe CarefulHelplessEmilyJuliaPicnicsSawyer
Author:Sarah Addison Allen
Create image

“Your peers when you're a teenager will always be the keepers of your embarrassment and regret. It was one of life's great injustices, that you can move on and be accomplished and happy, but the moment you see someone from high school you immediately become the person you were then, not the person you are now.”

PersonsMomentsSchoolMovingRegretHigh SchoolInjusticeTeenagerAccomplishedPeersEmbarrassmentKeepers
Book:The Girl Who Chased the Moon: A Novel
Create image