Jan Watson > Quotes

“Sorrow's a tall mountain you climb one inch at a time. You ain't supposed to do it quick; else you won't profit from the journey.”
― Jan Watson, Skip Rock Shallows

“Gossip's like jam; it don't bear fruit if you don't spread it.”
― Jan Watson, Skip Rock Shallows

“The city most believed to be the handsomest in Kentucky never failed to impress .... The streets, lined with booths and wagons from which people displayed their wares, had a festive air.”
― Jan Watson, Troublesome Creek

“Lilly's something old was the love her husband-to-be had carried in his heart since he was just a boy. Her something new was the renewel of that love. Something blue was ever second they would ever be apart. There was nothing borrowed. Everything from here on out was for keeps.”
― Jan Watson, Skip Rock Shallows

“What use would God have for a sinner like me?'
'We're all sinners' Lilly said. 'The ground at the foot of the cross is even.”
― Jan Watson, Tattler's Branch

“Miz Corbett, would you druther die cooped up in the house or running free?”
― Jan Watson, Willow Springs