“We Yandar are winged. We don’t succumb to adversity; we fly with it.”
― Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
― Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
“Samantha turned her face into the coarse fabric of his shirt, her tears dampening the crisp cotton as the floodgates opened once more. “I miss Daddy,” she hiccuped, the words muffled and plaintive. “Why did he have to go away?”
― Fertile Ground for Murder
― Fertile Ground for Murder
“Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!”
― His Forefathers and Mick
― His Forefathers and Mick
“Some stories," she says, "can be both false and true at the same time.”
― Cloud Cuckoo Land
― Cloud Cuckoo Land
“It was all about the G.I.s overseas. As the war became more of a reality and blue stars on windows were turning to gold stars indicating a soldier’s death, the tensions at home were increasing. Giving what little they could for the war effort was often an act of desperation. Some people made pacts with God to bring their men home hoping beyond hope that it made a difference.”
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
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