Gidget Arbolida

“I'll have apple juice," Miranda said. "Mommy doesn't let me drink wine yet.”
― Theasa Tuohy, Mademoiselle le Sleuth

“He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession.
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― Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and the Master

“Beware he whose reputation is burnished bright, oft times the darkness is hidden by the polished light.”
― Robert Reid, The Empress:

“In Venice," she said, "no matter what you say, everyone will assume you're lying. Venetians always embellish, and they take it for granted you will, too. So you might as well...”
― John Berendt, The City of Falling Angels