Drebbles

“The drive to Canton was uneventful, and when I walked into the store of my cell phone carrier, I handed the phone to the teenager behind the desk. “Whoa, what happened here?” “It got run over by an Amish buggy,” I said forlornly. He whistled. “Bummer, but it’s not the first time I’ve heard that one.”
― Amanda Flower, Toxic Toffee

“Until one experienced a profound loss of their own it was impossible to explain that sorrow never vanishes. It was a war fought not in long, drawn-out battles, but in the everyday, unexpected moments.”
― Carlene O'Connor, Murder in an Irish Cottage

“The one conclusion she had reached was that she was sure Nigel Nivens was innocent.”
― Emily Brightwell, Mrs. Jeffries Demands Justice

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. But sad or merry, I must leave it now. Farewell!”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit