“ Sure, stories can be like a fire on a cold night. But they can burn too. There ain't nothin' can cut deeper or sting with more poison than words can. Ellery Adams
“ Books are everywhere; and always the same sense of adventure fills us . . . in this random miscellaneous company we may rub against some complete stranger who will, with luck, turn into the best frien… Ellery Adams
“ Mrs. Dower was gray. Her clothes, her hair, and the cloud above her head were all a shade of dark gray. With every breath she seemed to expel an invisible vapot of gloom. Ellery Adams
“ In the distance, she heard the whistle of the afternoon train. Nora never tired of its long, heartrending note. What other sound could convey both the romance of returning home and the ache of leave-t… Ellery Adams
“ As she inched forward through the congestion on Interstate 40, a highway that had been under construction for the past ten years, her mind wandered back to the photographs Detective McDowell had email… Ellery Adams
“ It’s always that way when you’re looking at books. An hour goes by in a minute: you don’t know where the hell the time went. Ellery Adams
“ Eric Ripert’s 32 Yolks, Joanne Harris’s Chocolat, Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast, Richard Morais’s The Hundred-Foot Journey, Muriel Barbery’s Gourmet Rhapsody, and Ba… Ellery Adams
“ Draiocht.It's the Gaelic word for magic That is what you are, Ella Mae. You are Other. You are magical. Ellery Adams
“ In the end, she pulled a DVD from the cabinet below her television and finally settled onto the sofa to watch the 1940 classic, Rebecca. Olivia knew every word of the film by heart but never grew tire… Ellery Adams
“ How to make spiced rum. Place rum, allspice, cloves, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange peel, and one vanilla bean—split lengthwise—in a jar and store in a dark place for 2 days. Strain ru… Ellery Adams
“ The list was a mixture of hardship and hope. Pain and renewal. It would serve as a recurring reminder that, though the past colors our present, it doesn’t have to dictate the future. Ellery Adams
“ It’s always that way when you’re looking at books. An hour goes by in a minute: you don’t know where the hell the time went. —John Dunning Ellery Adams
