“ Okay, did you know there’s a basketball court on the top floor of the Supreme Court building? Nobody knows that, said Fletcher. I do. Highest court in the land. Susan Wiggs
“ No one had ever told them they might need each other one day, an for some reason, they hadn't figured it out themselves. Susan Wiggs
“ No creature should ever be trapped against its will, she used to say. It will ruin itself, just trying to escape. Susan Wiggs
“ Maybe you're not meant to remember the details. Just the feelings. Just the lessons. Just the love.pp274 Susan Wiggs
“ JULEKAKE Julekake means Yule Cake or Christmas Cake. Every Scandinavian family has their favorite version, usually baked by Mor Mor (Grandmother), who is always present, even if she’s passed on. This… Susan Wiggs
“ In time, the grief turned into a dull ache with occasional flares of agony. It was like a fading bruise Annie forgot about until she bumped into a memory. Gran. It was the little moments that pierced… Susan Wiggs
“ If she hadn’t paid the price of her heart, perhaps this gift would never have been hers. Susan Wiggs
“ He was the worst kind of liar, the kind who took hearts as hostages and broke them with impunity. Susan Wiggs
“ He stopped working and smiled at her. What are you thinking that makes you look at me so? I’m thinking I’d best do something about you soon. Are you open to suggestions? Setting aside an iron chisel,… Susan Wiggs
“ He couldn't stop himself from checking her out from behind. He kind of wished she wasn't wearing all that flowy stuff because he suspected there was something much more interesting underneath.Pretty w… Susan Wiggs
“ Having a father who worked at SHAPE was a wonderful opportunity for Sonnet, who would be serving at NATO as an intern. Susan Wiggs
“ Gran was gone. She had passed quietly one night in springtime, and Annie’s world shifted on its axis. The pain of this grief was like nothing she had ever felt before. Susan Wiggs
“ Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, America’s greatest contribution to the world is the summer camp. Anyone Susan Wiggs
“ For the bee, honey is the ultimate reality. It represents the fulfillment of her life mission, the triumph over her enemies, the continuity of the hive, the justification for working herself to death.… Susan Wiggs
“ Another thing Gran would say was imprinted on Annie’s heart—remember the love. When times get hard and you start wondering why you got married in the first place, remember the love. Susan Wiggs
“ Annie’s other prized book lay nearby—a copy of Lord of the Flies, a vintage clothbound volume in a sturdy slipcase, one of three copies she possessed. She hoped the reporter wouldn’t ask about that. Susan Wiggs
“ A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. —Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626 Susan Wiggs
“ A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature. —Henry David Thoreau Walden, The Ponds Susan Wiggs
“ Stopped right in the middle of the path, cast a furtive glance left and right and then pressed his mouth in full lockdown mode upon hers. Ew. Susan Wiggs
