Mel

“This hasn’t been a conversation, Bobby Tom. You haven’t said one single thing that matters.” She”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Heaven, Texas

“One of the worst things in the world was watching someone you love fall apart.”
― Mariana Zapata, Wait for It

“The room held her scent, that elusive fragrance that sometimes reminded him of spring flowers and other times made him think of summer afternoons and ripe peaches. Gracie seemed to be part of all the seasons. The warm glints of autumn shone in her hair, the clear light of winter sun sparkled in those intelligent gray eyes. He had to keep reminding himself that she wasn't a U.S.D.A. prime-cut female because lately he'd had a tendency to forget. It was just . . .

She was so damned cute.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Heaven, Texas

“Life was all about choices. You chose what to make out of what you had. And I wasn’t going to let it make me its bitch. I could be a mature adult who knew her limits. I could be a good person. Maybe not all the time, but enough.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me