“The stars have their own language, you know.
If you're careful, you can learn it.”
―Sarah Jio, The Last Camellia

“You are the author of your own story.
You can write it any way you like, with anyone
you choose. And it can be a beautiful story
or a sad and tragic one. You get to pick.”
―Sarah Jio, Goodnight June

“Amour vit en avant. Love lives on.”
―Sarah Jio,The Look of Love

“My life didn’t please me, so I created my life.”
―Coco Chanel

“Tulips are the only flowers
that continue to grow, up to an inch or more,
after they’re cut.”
―Sarah Jio,The Look of Love

“Never underestimate the power of flowers
to reach someone's soul.”
―Sarah Jio,The Look of Love

“People are much like those stars up there.
Some burn faintly for millions of years, barely
visible to us on earth. But others blaze with
such intensity, they light up the sky.
…Those are the ones that never last long.
They can't. They use up all their energy quickly”
―Sarah Jio, The Last Camellia

“There is no greater agony than
bearing an untold story inside you.”
―Maya Angelou

“I may not have had closure, but I have
tasted wisdom. Anyone who has had their
heart broken or even just bruised, has learned
that there is a finality in the facts.”
―Sarah Jio, Always

“Never ignore what your heart is telling you,
even when it hurts, even when it seems that
following it will be very difficult or untidy.”
―Sarah Jio, The Bungalow

“I am not afraid of storms for I am
learning how to sail my ship.”
―Louisa May Alcott

“Sometimes I think of my life as a great
big story. Each silly thing I do is a new
paragraph. And each morning I turn
to the next chapter.”
―Sarah Jio, Goodnight June

“I've learned that people will forget what
you said, people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how
you made them feel.”
―Maya Angelou

“I only drink champagne on two occasions:
when I am in love, and when I am not.”
―Coco Chanel

“I've come to realize that you can fight a lot
of things in life, but you can't help who you love.
I'm afraid that very fact will be the greatest
tragedy of my life.”
―Sarah Jio, The Last Camellia

“The only way to save bookstores
is to keep children coming to them.”
―Sarah Jio, Goodnight June

“Paris is always a good idea.”
―Audrey Hepburn

“You know, things fall apart. You grieve.
And then you sit around and wait for
things to somehow get perfect
again. But they don’t. They never can.
There is no perfect. There’s just different.
But different can be wonderful.”
―Sarah Jio, Morning Glory

“Life goes by fast. Enjoy it. Calm down.
It’s all funny.”
―Joan Rivers

“Some of life’s most beautiful
things grow out of the darkest moments.”

―Sarah Jio, Morning Glory