All you have to do is wait until she’s asleep
I focus on the writing and let the rest of the process take care of itself. I've learned to trust my own instincts and I've also learned to take risks.
The louder he proclaims his honesty, the faster we count the silver.
The Universe keeps track of our sins and exacts devious and repugnant punishments, like dates with unknown men.
Now and then when some dog set up a howl in the back, one or the other of the cats would appear to smile faintly.
Lucky is the spouse who dies first, who never has to know what survivors endure.
Growing up had made her crabby, which happens to the best of us.
There are times when an old rule should be abandoned or a current rule should not be applied.
Panic inspires gross errors in judgement (Kinsey Millhone)
Him add a quarter cup of baking soda, after which he placed the silverware in the bubbling water with the foil.
What could smell better than supper being cooked by someone else?
We live in a society piously concerned about the rights of criminals when their victims’ lives have been trashed without any consideration of the price in pain and suffering.
This was because his badge was attached to his belt in close proximity to his fly, and I didn’t want to seem too interested. Sorry to barge in unannounced, he went on.
It's fun to horse around with danger.
I stood when she reached the table and we did that fake kissing thing, looking like a pair of budgies about to peck each other to death.
He might be a man without character, but she was a woman without courage. Of the two, which was worse?
He looked like an actor who'd star in some movie about a doomed love affair between an heiress and a park ranger. I thought it was probably inappropriate to fling myself against him and bury my nose i...
A lot of people were mistaken about a lot of things.
Worry about Dawna, we’ll keep her out of circulation. Raymond emerged from the master bedroom, pulling his shirt on. He was still barefoot, wearing his wrinkled chinos from the night before.
What I wanted was to bang by forehead against the steering wheel till it bled. Maybe the self-inflicted pain would help me clear my thought process.