But the crowds are surging around them and her backpack is heavy on her shoulders and the boy's eyes are searching hers with something like loneliness, like the very last thing he wants is to be left behind right now. And that's something Hadley can understand, too, and so after a moment she nods in agreement, and he tips the suitcase forward onto it's wheels, and they begin to walk.

— Jennifer E. Smith

Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers.

— Jennifer E. Smith

Childhood memories were like airplane luggage; no matter how far you were traveling or how long you needed them to last, you were only ever allowed two bags

— Jennifer E. Smith

Clare's been called a lot of things-smart and funny, driven and talented- but memorable certainly isn't one of them. The most important things about her-the ones she's most proud of- are apparent only once you get to know her.

— Jennifer E. Smith

Even the not saying can balloon into something bigger than words themselves.

— Jennifer E. Smith

Exactly. How can you know it makes you happy if you’ve never experienced it?”“There are different kinds of happy,” she said. “Some kinds don’t need any proof.

— Jennifer E. Smith

Happy Graduation," he said." Now go get her.

— Jennifer E. Smith

He'd thought this was the start of something. But clearly she'd changed her mind, and he felt stunned by home quickly the whole thing had unraveled, the end coming before the beginning really even had a chance to begin.

— Jennifer E. Smith

He looks at her and smiles. "You're sort of dangerous, you know?" She stares at him. "Me?" "Yeah," he says sitting back. "I'm way too honest with you.

— Jennifer E. Smith

Here. There. Everywhere. Somewhere. Home.

— Jennifer E. Smith