“Waiting for the correct time to descend for cocktails, Mary sat on her bed and reviewed her impressions of the house party one by one. Belinda Choudhry M. P. she knew least. As mother of murdered Perdita, she was sure to be a volatile addition.”
― Murder on Family Grounds
― Murder on Family Grounds
“The gunman said, "Fabrizzio,Michael Corleone sends you his regards.”
― The Godfather
― The Godfather
“I made myself a glass of chocolate milk using enough syrup for three normal glasses. I also made myself four peanut butter crackers. Then I walked out the living room door to our terrace. The trees were coming! New green was all over ... green so new that it was kissing yellow.”
― Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
― Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
“A reader doesn't really see the characters in a story; he feels them.”
― Inkdeath
― Inkdeath
“had to say over and over to myself, ‘Give up the drink or lose your soul! Give up the drink or break Polly’s heart!’ But thanks be to God, and my dear wife, my chains were broken, and now for ten years I have not tasted a drop, and never wish for it.”
― Black Beauty
― Black Beauty
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