Whoa. Time out. It's been a long, stressful day, but let's not talk crazy.
This is the advantage to being an eccentric. Everyone expects you to be eccentric. Emerson
When something needs to be ironed I put it in the ironing basket. If a year goes by and the item is still in the basket I throw the item away. This is a good system since eventually I end up only with...
Every two feet there seemed be another Leonidas chocolate café, the Starbucks of Belgium. The Leonidas cafés were inescapable, so she surrendered and got herself a hot chocolate.
This thing’s giving me an eye twitch, Ranger said. Can you get the sound off? I started pressing buttons and the screen went blank. How’s that? I asked. Babe, you shut the system down. Yes, but the so...
I hate mornings. They start so early.
We’ve got to get into shape, I said to Lula. We should go to a gym or something. I’d sooner set myself on fire.
Their tiny villages were razed, the hillsides were shaved off, and everything was dumped into the water between the two islands to create one completely flat piece of land for a new international airp...
Well, you must be doing something right. Someone wants to kill you. That’s always a good sign.
Stephanie Plum, master of rationalization. Believe whatever the moment calls for.
Superbia, Acedia, Luxuria, Ira, Gula, Invidia, Avaritia. The seven deadly sins. That’s the extent of my Latin.
The problem with all that falling in love was that eventually it had to come to an end, and the end would be painful.
Welcome to Château du Roi, Carter said. Of course the house had a name, Kate thought, and one about as subtle as the three cars out front. Castle of the King. She decided to name her apartment somethi...
I walked him to the door. Is there anything else you want me to do? Check your mail? Water your plants? My mail is being forwarded to my lawyer. And I’m watering my own plants. So, you feel safe in th...
Suppose something goes wrong? Suppose you need a big full-figure woman like me to help straighten things out?Lula
We were discussing a grisly double murder and Rodriguez was telling us all this in the same sort of conversational tone a person might use to pass on a favorite lasagna recipe. And I was responding wi...
We don't appreciate the value of humor sometimes.
The elevator doors opened, and Ranger stepped out and spied Tank stretched out on the carpet.Fainted, I said.Ranger walked to Tank and stood hands on hips, staring down at him. Tank doesn't faint. I'v...
That’s just terrible. Obviously the woman needed a cannoli. I don’t know what this world’s coming to when you get arrested for needing a cannoli.
That’s nice of you, but it’s not necessary to loan me a car.I loan you cars all the time.And I almost always destroy them or lose them. I have terrible luck with cars. Working at Rangeman is a high-st...
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