Quotes from And After

Sarah Lyons Fleming ·  353 pages

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“How can someone who has no mouth filter and kills with more glee than I thought humanly possible also coo over seedlings?” “Because they’re my babies. And mamas love their babies.”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After


“I take a moment to admire the way Adrian’s t-shirt sticks to his back. He wasn’t a slouch in the muscle department to begin with, but now with the farm work we have to do by hand—it’s one of the silver linings in a very dark, zombie-shaped cloud.”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After


“The radio has a CD player and a few CDs, but they’re country-western. “I’m not dying to—” I look at one of the CDs, “Shania Twain. Sorry. I could do Patsy Cline or Johnny Cash, but not Shania.”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After


“Everyone is going to annoy you somewhat. The trick is to find the person who only annoys you a little, and where what you love about them outweighs what you don’t love. They’ll never be perfect, but they’ll be perfect for you. The problem is that people think it has to be perfect all the time, and that’s not possible.”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After


“We sit in the silence of the dead world and take a few precious moments that might be better used running. But in order to run fast you have to want to live, and we need this moment in order to go on, I know we do.”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After



“One of the things Peter loves about you, besides your modesty, of course, is the way you’re fearless. You’re not afraid of anything—zombies, tomato plants, or even to love with your whole heart. When”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After


“It’s hard to not feel lazy when you live with someone so neat. I look at my various piles and try to feel inspired, but I’m dead inside when it comes to organization.”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After


“shoulder tells me it’d like to rest. When archery lessons are over, I ask Mark if I can practice”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After


“She’s not really a bitch. Just blunt. Like a two by four.”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After


“If I could throw Nelly out the door without killing him, I would.”
― Sarah Lyons Fleming, quote from And After



About the author

Sarah Lyons Fleming
Born place: in Brooklyn, NY, The United States
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