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Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) QUOTES

Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) QUOTES

1 " She looked like autumn, when leaves turned and fruit ripened. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

2 " Yellow joy was radiating from her. When you're happy for yourself, it fills you. When you're happy for someone else, it pours over. It was almost too bright to watch. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

3 " Love always hurts. That’s one thing I know you know. But it’s worth it. That’s what you don’t know. Yet. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

4 " He stared up at the moon, which looked like a giant hole in the sky, letting light through to the other side. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

5 " There was an art to the male posterior. That's all there was to it. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

6 " Business was doing well, because all the locals knew that dishes made from the flowers that grew around the apple tree in the Waverley garden could affect the eater in curious ways. The biscuits with lilac jelly, the lavender tea cookies, and the tea cakes made with nasturtium mayonnaise the Ladies Aid ordered for their meetings once a month gave them the ability to keep secrets. The fried dandelion buds over marigold-petal rice, stuffed pumpkin blossoms, and rose-hip soup ensured that your company would notice only the beauty of your home and never the flaws. Anise hyssop honey butter on toast, angelica candy, and cupcakes with crystallized pansies made children thoughtful. Honeysuckle wine served on the Fourth of July gave you the ability to see in the dark. The nutty flavor of the dip made from hyacinth bulbs made you feel moody and think of the past, and the salads made with chicory and mint had you believing that something good was about to happen, whether it was true or not. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

7 " Her hair was longer than it used to be, and it veiled her shoulders like a shawl. She used it for protection. If there was one thing Sydney knew, it was hair. She loved beauty school and loved working in the salon in Boise. Hair said more about people than they knew, and Sydney understood the language naturally. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

8 " Life is about experience... You can't hold on to everything "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

9 " It was like the way you wanted sunshine on Saturdays, or pancakes for breakfast. They just made you feel good. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

10 " When you have to do something, you have to do it. Putting it off only makes it worse. Believe me, I know. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

11 " Summer was a lady who didn't give up her spotlight easily. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

12 " The next morning dawned bright and sweet, like ribbon candy. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

13 " She had lived thirty-four years keeping everything inside, and now she was letting everything go, like butterflies released from a box. They didn't burst forth, glad to be free, they simply flew away, softly, gradually, so she could watch them go. Good memories of her mother and grandmother were still there, butterflies that stayed, a little too old to go anywhere. That was okay. She would keep those. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

14 " She was so Southern that she cried tears that came straight from the Mississippi, and she always smelled faintly of cottonwood and peaches. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

15 " Claire lifted her glass after everyone had eaten. "Everyone make a toast. To food and flowers," she said.
"To love and laughter," Tyler said.
"To old and new," Henry said.
"To what's next," Evanelle said.
"To the apple tree," Bay said. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

16 " Her grandmother had a life, a life Claire hadn't known about or even imagined. She had tried so hard to know everything about Grandma Waverley, to be everything she was. But Grandma Waverley must have sensed something in Sydney, a kindred soul, with Sydney's brightness and popularity. She gave Claire the wisdom of her old age, but she gave Sydney the secrets of her youth. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

17 " She'd just walked into heaven. And her grandmother was right there, in every scent.
Sugary and sweet.
Herby and sharp.
Yeasty and fresh. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

18 " Ariel looked queenly and elegant and ten years younger than her real age. Like Emma, her hair was blond and her boobs were big. She drove a convertible, wore diamonds with denim, and she never missed a homecoming game. She was so Southern that she cried tears that came straight from the Mississippi, and she always smelled faintly of cottonwood and peaches. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

19 " Her hair was longer than it used to be, and it veiled her shoulders like a shawl. She used it for protection. "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)

20 " You are who you are, whether you like it or not, so why not like it? "

― Sarah Addison Allen , Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)