Julia Anderson Quotes

“She reached for a tiny white dish on top of the stove. "Oops, and salt. I almost forgot salt."
"Salt?" I wrinkled my nose, and then widened my eyes. "Is that your secret ingredient?"
Sophie laughed. "Salt isn't a secret ingredient, doofus. Besides, you just add a pinch. Salt brings out all the flavors." She paused. "It's weird, isn't it? How something so opposite of sweet can make things taste even better?"
"How does it do that?" I asked.
"I don't know," Sophie answered. "It just kind of brings everything together in its own strange little way.”
― Cecilia Galante, The Sweetness of Salt

“And the light," Aiden said, stretching out his hand. "Look. It's perfect. Right now, especially, when the sun's low like this."
I'd never really looked at light before. But now, as I watched a few insects swoop lazily through the air, I realized that Aiden was exactly right. There was a clear, amber sort of hue to it, like looking at honey through the bottom of a glass. "I can tell you're an artist," I said.
Aiden looked at me. "How so?"
"The light and everything. You noticing it like that. Regular people don't notice the way light looks."
Aiden stared back out at the field. "You gotta pay attention," he said softly. "To all of it. Otherwise, you might miss something. Anything can change your life. You never know. You just have to be patient. And watch.”
― Cecilia Galante, The Sweetness of Salt