Janice Sims > Quotes

“Independent thinkers are usually deemed nuts until everyone realizes they were onto something all along”
― Janice Sims, A Little Holiday Temptation

“You’re middle-aged, Daddy. What are you going to do with the second half of your life? Because, I’m telling you now, if you run through all of your money before you’re eighty, don’t come looking to me for a handout ‘cuz I’ll just put you in an old folks’ home and go party.”
― Janice Sims, The Everetts: The Keys to My Heart & Teacher’s Pet

“She didn’t think the solution to violence was to own more guns. But how could you tell that to a single mother who worked double shifts, got off the bus five blocks from home at midnight and had to walk through a tough neighborhood?”
― Janice Sims, This Time Forever

“The phone rang three times; then the answering machine clicked on. “Hello, this is Viola. I can’t come to the phone right now. My sister’s sick in Denver, or that could be Detroit or Daytona or even Dayton, Ohio. My mind ain’t what it used to be. At any rate, I’m getting my black ass out of town for a while. If this is Chief Everett calling: Sorry, honey, but if she’ll kill her own husband, she’ll kill me. And though I know you’d try to protect me, you can’t be everywhere at once, now can you? I’ll be back when I think it’s safe. Or I might not be. Who knows? Denver or Detroit, Daytona or Dayton’s pretty this time of year. Bye.”
― Janice Sims, This Time Forever

“Apparently you haven’t lived in the area long, Miss Capshaw. Believe me, the citizens of Damascus have a communication system that’s much swifter than WJXK. It’s called the grapevine.” With that, he closed the door and strode back into the police station.”
― Janice Sims, This Time Forever