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“Cream cheese is the perfect blank slate from which to make a flavorless sandwich spread that can serve as an alternative to mayonnaise or butter. Or use it as God intended: on a fresh, toasted bagel.”
― Joy of Cooking
― Joy of Cooking
“More yelling rolled out amid crashing sounds of a fight, the flat at the back of the stage swayed, the actors exchanged frightened looks, and the curtain abruptly fell.”
― Mademoiselle le Sleuth
― Mademoiselle le Sleuth
“t felt like stepping into a spa, or a dream, or a memory she hadn’t known she missed.”
― The Dog Walker: The Prequel
― The Dog Walker: The Prequel
“And every little burg had the same building hierarchy: banks, churches, insurance companies, and hardware stores.”
― Banker's Holiday: A Novel of Fiscal Irregularity
― Banker's Holiday: A Novel of Fiscal Irregularity
“Nine roses around the lion…God in heaven that’s the Tumbaar coat-of-arms.”
― Steel Blood
― Steel Blood
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