Lynne M. Spreen > Quotes

“Ben slumped into a chair in front of Karen’s sprawling desk, his eyes bloodshot. It wasn’t due to partying. The kid practically slept in his office. “Wes told me to fire Ashley.”
― Lynne M. Spreen

“about to make, but the idea had faded. Not for the first time that day, she wished the hall outside her door hadn’t become the official gathering place for coworkers in search of gossip and idle chit chat. It wasn’t like her to lose focus so easily. Karen couldn’t afford to slow down,”
― Lynne M. Spreen

“People stay busy out of desperation.”
― Lynne M. Spreen, Key Largo Blues

“You only get one life,” said Frieda, “and you’re better than half-way through this one.” “You don’t have to remind me.” “I’m just saying, there comes a time when you’re at an age where you have to look at it rather coldly. Decide how you’re going to spend the rest of your valuable time.”
― Lynne M. Spreen, Dakota Blues

“one of the cruelest lessons of her life was it wasn’t possible to have it all—that a person sometimes had to choose—”
― Lynne M. Spreen, Key Largo Blues

“as you accepted your insignificance, you could also accept that you were not in control of nor in charge of the world. You could go through your days concerned only with your own small world and the circle of people who loved you.”
― Lynne M. Spreen, Dakota Blues

“Life shrinks or expands according to one’s courage. —Anais Nin”
― Lynne M. Spreen, Key Largo Blues

“if she’d learned anything last summer in Cheyenne, it was that sometimes you had to put yourself first.”
― Lynne M. Spreen, Key Largo Blues

“you give them the first half of your life,” said Candace. “The second half is for you.”
― Lynne M. Spreen, Key Largo Blues

“mentor, Michele Scott, my editors Jennifer Meeghan and Wendy Duren, and my cover artist Damon at Damonza.com for the professional boost I needed. To all my Hemet and Palm Desert friends who cheered me on without hesitation: the Wolfe Pack, Palm Springs”
― Lynne M. Spreen, Dakota Blues