Fannie Flagg

"Hazel always used to say There's not enough darkness in the entire universe to snuff out the light of just one little candle."

"Evelyn stared into the empty ice cream carton and wondered where the smiling girl in the school pictures had gone."

"Hazel: Listen babe you have to search for your luck it's nice if it just falls in your lap but I look for my lucky pennies. ... Maggie: What do you do with all your pennies Hazel: I give them away. It's good to spread your luck around and it always comes back to you."