21 Quotes by Lauren K. Denton

I used to know everything about you. What made you laugh, what made you upset. The way you bounced on your toes when you were excited about something.” He smiled. “I knew the real you. Underneath everything you layered on yourself, I knew who you were inside.” He reached out a hand, then let it drop to his side. “It’s been twenty years, Jessie. I want... you. So much it hurts. That has never changed. Not since the very first day.

I’d been acknowledged – seen – maybe for the first time. The sensation was dizzying.

Somewhere in the first couple of days, the.

It was electric, like a thousand butterflies in my chest or a thousand balloons flying free. Sometimes being apart was even better than being with him, because I could anticipate seeing him. When we’d finally see each other again, the air between us would crackle and snap, and I couldn’t cross the room fast enough to be next to him.

She glanced at me as if looking for confirmation. I opened my mouth, then closed it. My mind was a chalkboard wiped clean. My fingers found the edges of the folded letter inside the envelope. “Thank you, Vernon.” Dot stood. “It’s time for us all to go home. We’ll eat, then we can talk about everything.” She looked at me. “We’ll see you at the house.” I pried open the manila envelope before I even closed my car door. Aside.

It’s always easier to ignore the things we don’t really want to know.

I knew there was more – Mama loved to remind me of that – but Glory Road was what I knew and loved.

The air was that perfect spring temperature when it’s hard to tell where your skin stops and the air begins.

She felt like she needed to both run a mile and go back to sleep for the next three hours.