“You tell a soul or even God Hisself what you seen when the rougarou changes , or even that you met one, and a year aint passed, youre liable to change to one yourself.”

“Not having any drink about aint the same as not understanding the need for one. Times like these change a bodys perspective.”

“Youll likely always have some reason or other to hang onto that girl. You just want her cause she was married to your son, and I understand that, he was a friend to me like a brother, near the only...”

“Tastes change, Cherie. I find the older I get the more I like to be reminded of my youth.”

“Wars all either country knows, and everything seems to depend on it now.”

“I offer you your life, friend, and recommend you take it.”

“The storm is passing over us. Do you want to go to the bayou this night? he asked softly, separating her hair deftly and beginning to weave it into a thick braid. She loved the feel of his hands in...”

“Morning, ma'am. I'm looking for Tommy Mason. Is he around?" Polite and professional, that was Senior Agent Broussard."Lord, what's that no-good sonofabitch done now? Wait, you ain't a cop; you're a...”

“Neely McIntire," I said, clamping a sweaty hand behind her neck. "Friendship be damned!" Hayden yanked me forward. I had time to make a very girly sound before his lips began to move furiously over...”

“The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't li...”

“I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.”

“Fear is all in the mind”

“You tell a soul or even God Hisself what you seen when the rougarou changes , or even that you met one, and a year aint passed, youre liable to change to one yourself.”

“Youll likely always have some reason or other to hang onto that girl. You just want her cause she was married to your son, and I understand that, he was a friend to me like a brother, near the only...”

“Tastes change, Cherie. I find the older I get the more I like to be reminded of my youth.”