Meredith Rothe

“We are in the twilight years of a long love affair, and it has recently occurred to me that a day will come when one of us buries the other. But, I remind myself, that is the happy ending to a story like ours. It is a vow made and kept. Till death do us part. It is the only acceptable outcome to a long and happy marriage, and I am determined not to fear that day, whenever it arrives. I am equally determined to soak up all the days between.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Frozen River

“And She knows, because She warns him, and Her instincts never fail, That the Female of Her Species is more deadly than the Male. —Rudyard Kipling, “The Female of the Species”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Frozen River

“Those who deserve respect are given it freely. If one must demand such a thing, he’ll never truly command it. I am your daughter, not your horse, sir.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

“He clenched his jaw but didn’t say anything. He’d known me long enough to know arguing with me would go nowhere. “Whatever you want,” he said as he abruptly slammed the shifter into drive. “Stacy Perkins has been dying to see my honey hole…and I kinda wanna see hers too.” He grinned childishly, his stare holding mine a moment too long. He was hoping to make me jealous and get a reaction out of me, but unfortunately, the only thing I was severely jealous of was that Stacy’s family had a very secret morel mushroom patch they refused to share the location of.”
― Jeneane O'Riley, How Does It Feel?