Brian W. Smith > Quotes

“he grabbed the neck of the wine bottle like it owed him money”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”
― Brian W. Smith, A Murder in the Quarters

“First of all, that’s like assuming all black folk can cook soul food. Sometimes it ain’t where you’re from Lizzy…it’s where you’re at.”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“Lizzy, maybe it would be easier for you to understand their disposition if you viewed those black kids you encounter like new cars fresh off the showroom floor. Just like those cars, those kids are their prettiest and most problem free when they are sheltered from the world. But, when they are brought outside and exposed to the elements, they aren’t as pristine. You wouldn’t expect a brand new car to remain clean after you’ve driven it through the mud, so why be appalled if a child from the ‘hood, whose been exposed to more of life’s mud by the age of ten than you experienced your entire life growing up in the Garden District, has a few stains and smudges on his attitude and outlook.”
― Brian W. Smith, A Murder in the Quarters

“Ellison writes, “I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.”
― Brian W. Smith, The Audubon Park Murder

“Now, before I got saved, that was a claim I took great pride in—I never backed down from a fight. But now that I’m saved, I realize that not every battle is mine to fight. Sometimes it’s okay to back down from a fight and turn that issue over to God.”
― Brian W. Smith, Glass Houses

“True that, true that. But, yo mama is different. Yo mama ain’t no ho. She ain’t gonna be lettin’ a nigga just holla at her…that’s why I’m still with her. When you find a good woman that ain’t gonna mess over you, you gotta keep her on your team. You can still do yo dirt, but don’t let her go?”
― Brian W. Smith, My Husband's Love Child

“Never forget the 6 P’s: Proper. Preparation. Prevents. Piss. Poor. Performance.”
― Brian W. Smith, A Murder in the Quarters

“glasses so thick that he could probably see the future,”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“his sheet”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“The saying goes: when your woman runs out of words to say to you it’s usually because she’s saying more words to another man.”
― Brian W. Smith, A Murder in the Quarters

“John Steinbeck wrote, “All great and precious things are lonely.”
― Brian W. Smith, The Audubon Park Murder

“If he were to sick Sasquatch”
― Brian W. Smith, A Murder in the Quarters

“It’s sleek, long, sleeveless. and has a cowl neck and spaghetti straps”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“If his arm sway had been any more pronounced he would have looked like George Jefferson from the 70’s sitcom, The Jefferson’s, entering his deluxe New York apartment on the east side.”
― Brian W. Smith, BOSS (Part 1)

“What if he stabs me and I can’t get away?” “Don’t worry about that,” Lizzy said. “You’re going to have on my bullet proof vest.”
― Brian W. Smith, A Murder in the Quarters

“sicked them”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“Your mental bucket can only retain a certain amount of information. If you fill it with garbage like Reality TV or gossip magazines, there won’t be enough room for the kind of facts that can help you do your job.”
― Brian W. Smith, Coffee, Beignets, and Murder: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 4)

“He was in the judge’s office before the ink dried on the newspaper announcing the man’s death.”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“evidence of his sorted past.”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“The second thing I’ve learned is this: it doesn’t matter what a woman says in bed to stroke your ego, it’s never your pussy…only your turn.”
― Brian W. Smith, BACKFIRE - a short story

“there is one city in America that flashes Mother Nature the middle finger when she offers a cold shoulder. It’s a city where below-freezing temperatures are as rare as compromise between the dominant political parties, and log burning fireplaces are figments of most of the residents’ imaginations.”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“Some secrets should be taken to the grave, and this my friend, is one of them.”
― Brian W. Smith, Coffee, Beignets, and Murder: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 4)

“Where is the sheath?”
― Brian W. Smith, The Mardi Gras Murders: (A Sleepy Carter Mystery - Book 5)

“The proverbial last straw occurred when his father called him a wasted sperm.”
― Brian W. Smith, A Murder in the Quarters

“I always thought it was just a figure of speech to say that someone got the shit slapped out of them, but at that moment, I became a believer. Melissa hit me so hard that I could feel my bowels move.”
― Brian W. Smith, Disjointed Custody

“Sometimes it’s a lot easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission.”
― Brian W. Smith, The Audubon Park Murder

“Southern hospitality is replaced by poverty fueled hostility.”
― Brian W. Smith, The Audubon Park Murder

“Carmelo had the conscious of a rattlesnake, but unlike the venomous reptile, he didn’t waste time warning enemies of his presence—he struck first and asked questions later. Many authors at K and E Publishing referred to him as the literary Grim Reaper (had Colby been asked he would have agreed that Carmelo’s presence in his hotel bedroom evoked images of the cloaked skeleton wielding a scythe).”
― Brian W. Smith, BOSS (Part 1)

“And Carmelo, whose ego was bigger than his resume, secretly reveled in his reputation of being a bully. A subtle approach was always his first deal closing strategy.”
― Brian W. Smith, BOSS (Part 1)