Karen Rose Smith > Quotes

“what to do with her.  She'd rebelled because she'd wanted their attention.  Any of their attention.  All of their”
― Karen Rose Smith, Cassidy's Cowboy

“had become foreign to him.  Maybe his”
― Karen Rose Smith, Cassidy's Cowboy

“cats had more emotional intelligence than many humans.”
― Karen Rose Smith, Murder with Oolong Tea

“Who can or”
― Karen Rose Smith, Cassidy's Cowboy

“Soon an Amish gray-topped buggy came along, clamored through the covered bridge, and continued down the lane to a farm over the hill. There was something about the horse-drawn carriages of the Amish that spoke of a slower pace of life and an earlier time where the things that mattered in life were always in the forefront.”
― Karen Rose Smith, Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes

“expected—"  He inhaled a deep breath.  "We only”
― Karen Rose Smith, Heartfire

“Work was one of the reasons I wasn’t paying enough attention when Sally died. I hadn’t taken parenting classes. I hadn’t had enough experience. I didn’t realize a dad has to be there as much as a mom, for all the everyday things as well as the birthday parties. My ignorance cost us our child.”
― Karen Rose Smith, Drape Expectations

“has a...civilized look.  Maybe because I know just beyond are highways”
― Karen Rose Smith, Love in Bloom

“Crime in Willow Creek is mostly limited to DUIs, jaywalking, and now and then a domestic violence issue. But he dealt with more than that in Pittsburgh. He’s witnessed a seedy side of life, and that’s what colors his thoughts and his memories.”
― Karen Rose Smith, Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes

“The trees were turning now. Yellow, russet, orange, and shades of brown formed a canopy above them as they walked through maples, sycamores, elms, and birches.”
― Karen Rose Smith, Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes

“It was one of those things—until you knew a person well, you didn’t really use their name. Names had power. Names conveyed meaning.”
― Karen Rose Smith, Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes