Vicki Delany > Quotes

“Chapter One. I love owning a dog. I love being owned by a dog. No matter how tough the day has been or how low my mood might be, being greeted at the door by a joyful, exuberant animal is one of life’s greatest pleasures. It’s hard to stay tired or grumpy or in a thoroughly foul mood in the face of those bright eyes, perky ears, lolling tongue, shivering body, and tail wagging hard enough to knock the knickknacks off side tables.”
― Vicki Delany, A Scandal in Scarlet

“The only value objects have is what people are willing to pay to own them.”
― Vicki Delany

“The word that best describes my friend is petite. The second best would be pretty.”
― Vicki Delany, Elementary, She Read

“to”
― Vicki Delany, Tea with Jam & Dread

“Beekeeper’s Apprentice”
― Vicki Delany, Body on Baker Street

“another”
― Vicki Delany, Tea with Jam & Dread

“I wish we had a gender-neutral singular pronoun.”
― Vicki Delany, A Scandal in Scarlet

“as I”
― Vicki Delany, The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime

“Van Markoff”
― Vicki Delany, Body on Baker Street