A.R. Winters > Quotes

“If you don't want people to see something, give them something else to look at.”
― A.R. Winters

“cannot stand spiders. They’re hairy and mean–looking, and I’m sure their bites are poisonous. Urgh. Just the thought of the spider made me shudder.”
― A.R. Winters, Reality Check in Las Vegas

“Natasha Williams? Yes, I’ve already spoken with her. She said it’s best, in this case, if I speak with you directly; she gave me your private cell phone”
― A.R. Winters, Innocent in Las Vegas

“Leo had dinner with us before we got married. He told me I’d be just like his mom, unhappy with a cheating husband.”
― A.R. Winters, Innocent in Las Vegas

“Linda”
― A.R. Winters, Meditation and Miscreants: A Cozy Tiffany Black Travel Mystery

“I drove to the Riverbelle with a few minutes to spare. I wore a black pant-suit, my most expensive”
― A.R. Winters, Innocent in Las Vegas

“Are you dating Nick Carlton?” The question came out of the blue and I looked at him in surprise.”
― A.R. Winters, Innocent in Las Vegas

“It took me a stressful half hour to get from Sophia’s gated mansion to my humble off-Strip condo.”
― A.R. Winters, Innocent in Las Vegas

“Who was I to judge? The closest I came to romance in my own life was when I bought heart-shaped boxes”
― A.R. Winters, Innocent in Las Vegas

“I couldn’t imagine the pain that he had caused Zoey, and it was clear that it had lingered like a phantom limb. If he'd simply broken up with her, she would have been able to process her grief. Instead, she was left trying to make sense of two completely different sets of information. There were the memories of her fiancé making her feel special, valuable and important, and then there was all of the inferred information brought on by his absence that implied just the opposite. But that second set of information existed without any confirmation to make it strong enough to stand up against the original memories that he'd forged with her.”
― A.R. Winters, A Berry Deadly Welcome

“How did you stop worrying so much, I mean?” She thought for a moment. “First, you need to ask yourself if it’s any of your business. Does the thing you’re worrying about have anything to do with you? Does your worrying even make a difference?”
― A.R. Winters, Folk Tales and Fudge Brownies

“When we reached the far side of the living room, Sophia slid gracefully into a wooden chair, and crossed her long, tan legs.”
― A.R. Winters, Innocent in Las Vegas

“I got a few curious glances from some of the girls as I headed over to the DJ booth. As I neared, the DJ looked up with a friendly smile. Dan was a big-boned guy with a crew-cut and he looked like a suburban dad who’d cheer for his kids at their soccer game.”
― A.R. Winters, Innocent in Las Vegas

“Perception was ninety-nine percent of what it took to succeed, and the people who worked for me needed me to act like their leader and not just be the person who signed their paychecks.”
― A.R. Winters, A Berry Deadly Welcome

“I felt like I was being chicken, that if I were braver I would just jump straight into the work. But that would be foolhardy – no other PI would touch the case for a reason: clearly there was no chance of wrapping it up successfully.”
― A.R. Winters, Innocent in Las Vegas