Just as she was about to turn, she caught a whiff of something sweet. She inhaled deeply, instinctively wanting to savor it, but then she nearly choked when it landed on her tongue with a bitter taste. It was so strong she actually made a face. That, her grandmother had described to her once after making a particularly bad lemon cream pie, was exactly what regret tasted like. Sarah Addison Allen
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  2. It took hours to turn the clock back 30 seconds. - Jonathan Franzen

  3. He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed he decided to append an eighth, regret. - Charles Frazier

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  1. I think Heaven will be like a first kiss.

  2. Every life needs a little space. It leaves room for good things to enter it.

  3. We're connected, as women. It's like a spiderweb. If one part of that web vibrates, if there's trouble, we all know it, but most of the time we're just too scared, or selfish, or insecure to help. But if we don't help each other, who...

  4. Coffee, she'd discovered, was tied to all sorts of memories, different for each person. Sunday mornings, friendly get-togethers, a favorite grandfather long since gone, the AA meeting that saved their life. Coffee meant something to people. Most found their lives were miserable without it. Coffee...

  5. If a man has so much heat he burns your skin when he touches you, he's the devil. Run away

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