12 quotes found
“A single poemis worth a hundredcozy winter nightskind wordsand healed wounds.”
“Father and Ivy used to go off on their excursions, never knowing that I was relieved when they were gone. That I'd wear my nightgowns all day and read from dawn till dusk.”
“Sheriff Fox was running his fingers through his thin hair. In a few short years, hed look bald as a peeled apple. The Snoop sisters and their sidekick, the towns bag lady no less, had traipsed into...”
“Mom, you know what? I just realized you have a knack for making people disappear. [Lella's son catches on!]”
“Lella York, the self-proclaimed queen of passive-aggressive behavior. [Lella's perceptive view of herself]”
“Dont you believe any man who makes you feel like you were just a one-time thing. His arms tighten around me and his words tickle my ear, You could never be any mans forgettable moment. He holds me ...”
“Just because the restaurant had Dynamite Shrimp on the menu, was that any reason for the place to blow up? (re April 15 release, Killer Kitchens”
“Its front porch had a beautiful view of the water and invisible screening to keep the jellybugs and stinkmoths at bay. I wove mats for the floors and painted sincere, klutzy seascapes for the walls...”
“At this season of the year, darkness is a more insistent thing than cold. The days are short as any dream.”
“All day the storm lasted. The windows were white and the wind never stopped howling and screaming. It was pleasant in the warm house. Laura and Mary did their lessons, then Pa played the fiddle whi...”
“Don’t you believe any man who makes you feel like you were just a one-time thing.” His arms tighten around me and his words tickle my ear, “You could never be any man’s forgettable moment.” He hold...”
