Amanda Flower > Quotes

“I blinked at Colin. He was like a walking Wiki site.”
― Amanda Flower, Andi Unexpected

“I do have to say that every year this event gets better and better. It's hard to top myself but somehow I manage.”
― Amanda Flower, Andi Unexpected

“Ruby Carne later to be married and become Ruby Masters. I moved to Tupelo and watched and waited for my opportunity.”
― Amanda Flower, A Plain Malice

“She said it was impossible for me not to assume that every new person I met would be kind and reasonable because of my Midwestern heritage. That might be true. I didn’t expect it, but I hoped for it. I didn’t see anything wrong with hoping for kindness in the world.”
― Amanda Flower, Assaulted Caramel

“I suppose that’s why summer is so precious to us. The spring is unpredictable and can be ripped away by a whim of the wind.”
― Amanda Flower, Because I Could Not Stop for Death

“I don’t think buttons should automatically release someone from suspicion of murder.” “No, I suppose not.” He sighed as if this was a major failing of our modern society.”
― Amanda Flower, The Final Reveille

“Love always finds a home in the heart of a friend.”
― Amanda Flower, Matchmaking Can Be Murder

“Sometimes you can make yourself do things that are good for you when you believe you’re doing them for someone you love. The benefit comes without selfishness then.”
― Amanda Flower, Because I Could Not Stop for Death

“When you speak, always remember that Gott is one of your listeners,’ ” I quoted.”
― Amanda Flower, Matchmaking Can Be Murder

“No one wants to be the one left behind. Everyone wants to be the first to go, so that you can avoid the sting of separation.”
― Amanda Flower, The Final Reveille

“Flowers on the wall remind me spring will come even in the deepest trench of winter. Flowers are hope, you see.”
― Amanda Flower, Because I Could Not Stop for Death

“Many things have been opened by mistake, but none as frequently as the mouth.”
― Amanda Flower, Courting Can Be Killer

“think everyone would be much happier if they minded their own lives instead of the lives of others.”
― Amanda Flower, Candy Cane Crime

“People always kill what they do not understand. It makes them feel powerful.”
― Amanda Flower, I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died

“We all make mistakes. It’s what you do with those mistakes that matters.”
― Amanda Flower, Matchmaking Can Be Murder

“A mother is a gardener of God, tending to the hearts of her children,”
― Amanda Flower, Matchmaking Can Be Murder

“Everyone should have their own singular passion that is unattached to any other person. Without it, life becomes a cycle of serving others’ passions. That’s not much of a life at all.”
― Amanda Flower, Because I Could Not Stop for Death

“getting older wasn’t for wimps.”
― Amanda Flower, Courting Can Be Killer

“Aren't we all descendants of foreigners at this table? Emily asked. Not a single one of us is an Indian, correct?”
― Amanda Flower, I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died

“Because we must see beauty in the darkness to make our way through. The good Lord gave us this beauty to sustain us, without it we have nothing... We grow accustomed to the Dark, Emily whispered, "when Light is put away.”
― Amanda Flower, I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died

“He said the word “women” like being such a creature was a fate worse than death.”
― Amanda Flower, Because I Could Not Stop for Death

“We all make mistakes. It’s what you do with those mistakes that matters. There is always a second chance and an opportunity to make better choices.”
― Amanda Flower, Matchmaking Can Be Murder

“I’m sure other things can be done while you wait for materials. What about the electrician? Can he begin to work on the wiring?” I asked.”
― Amanda Flower, Blueberry Blunder

“The drive to Canton was uneventful, and when I walked into the store of my cell phone carrier, I handed the phone to the teenager behind the desk. “Whoa, what happened here?” “It got run over by an Amish buggy,” I said forlornly. He whistled. “Bummer, but it’s not the first time I’ve heard that one.”
― Amanda Flower, Toxic Toffee

“I straightened my spine. “You can try, but I already had an attorney look over the contract, and he said I’m within my rights to let you go. I have plenty of documentation proving there’s been no action on the jobsite in weeks. If anything, I could sue you”
― Amanda Flower, Blueberry Blunder

“He will say something to the effect that women don’t know what they are saying when they have a headache or some such nonsense. The key to the nonsense that men say about women is to use it to our advantage as I did in this case.”
― Amanda Flower, Because I Could Not Stop for Death

“Protecting the children from the truth doesn’t help. Showing what the world is really like is the only way to truly encourage them to change it.”
― Amanda Flower, I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died

“we must see beauty in the darkness to make our way through. The good Lord gave us this beauty to sustain us, without it we have nothing.”
― Amanda Flower, I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died

“time to figure all that out. But don’t sweat it. We will sort it out, and I think we can still do a special episode of Bailey’s Amish Sweets from the factory, but I think a whole series is out of the question at this point. The executives would nix that in one second.” “Thank you, Linc,” I murmured. “That’s so very kind of you.” “Well, you have one of our top-rated shows, so we want to do well”
― Amanda Flower, Blueberry Blunder

“A poem will have a hundred meanings. A story has just one.”
― Amanda Flower, I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died