Kimber Silver > Quotes

“Even in ruin, there is beauty.”
― Kimber Silver

“Silence cut him to the quick as it breathed a tale he didn’t want to hear.”
― Kimber Silver, Broken Rhodes

“The stars sparkled in an inky sky as they drove through the hot summer night—rhinestones scattered across midnight silk. Out here, a person could almost see forever across the flat expanse of farmland. Wide-open spaces revealed little towns miles away, their lights glinting like rubies and pearls. Kansas held a subtle beauty that only a quiet eye could see.”
― Kimber Silver, Broken Rhodes

“Lincoln prowled the nearly empty streets as a sinking sun left touches of gold along the edges of feathery clouds that floated aimlessly in a late-summer sky.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar

“The unkempt clapboard residence sported a copious amount of bare wood. Years of rain mixed with rust from metal window screens had stained the cladding at the corner of each opening, creating an illusion that the house was weeping bloody tears. Dead cottonwood trees looked on like silent mourners.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar

“Light from an almost full moon bathed the flat expanse of land in a milky glow. A scraggly coyote trotted into sight, and when it stopped a few yards in front of his pickup, Lincoln wrapped his arms around the steering wheel to study the animal.
Seconds after hearing the report, bullets pinged off his pickup.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar

“This town was caught in a perpetual state of stagnation. The same three thousand or so people were still living the same small-town life. They thought they ruled the universe from the confines of this one-mile square, yet their world ended at the city limits.”
― Kimber Silver, Broken Rhodes

“An eerie feeling of being watched took hold as an ill-tempered wind tore across the prairie, stirring up a dust devil.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar

“He gave her his best panty-melting smile.”
― Kimber Silver, Broken Rhodes

“A prickly pear cactus had grown around the base of a rusted water pump next to a dry stock tank. Brilliant yellow flowers smiled at him from atop each teardrop-shaped pad.

“Even in ruin, there is beauty,” Lincoln observed aloud.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar

“As she dressed in the dark, a feeling that she could conquer anything took hold—but world domination would have to wait until after coffee.”
― Kimber Silver, Broken Rhodes