Margrett Alcide

“Martha shut her eyes. She crossed her arms at her chest as if suddenly cold and said she was glad he hadn't tried it. She didn't understand how men could do those things. What things? he asked, and Martha said, The things men do. Then he nodded. It began to form. Oh, he said, those things.”
― Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

“The interior of the Loomis house was silent in a way
that felt deliberate, as though the sound had been swept
up with yesterday’s dust. ”
― D.L. Maddox, Secrets

“Such abilities are the true gifts of the spirit, my daughter.”
― Candace Lynn Talmadge, Stoneslayer: Book One Scandal

“Coincidence is God's way of showing He cares.”
― Ashby Jones, The Little Bird