Toni

“As the fellow says, a fool and his money are soon parted, but ye can’t even get introduced around here.”
― Ivan Doig, This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind

“Red wine, do you think?” My hand hovered over the IKEA wine rack mounted on the wall. My house was so tiny that almost everything I owned was stored vertically. “Or something stronger? I have a bottle of Grey Goose in the freezer for emergencies, but…” She wrinkled her nose. “I don’t think he’s supposed to drink with his medication.” “Of course. I should’ve thought of that.” Since I had no idea what medication Arthur was taking, or even what had caused that fleet of ambulances to come by the other night, I added, “And, uh, what’s wrong with him, exactly?”
― Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club

“The cheerful sentiments in the autograph book seemed sickly against the true messages of life. Loco things happened without rhyme or reason, and that was that. The most hard-hearted set of words in the language, and the only ones that seemed to count in the end.”
― Ivan Doig, Last Bus to Wisdom

“Two more perfect people for each other had never existed. “Sloane is going to be your new nurse.” Before either of them could protest—a thing I knew was coming from the way they both opened their mouths to speak at the same time—I did the one thing I was best at. Talking. “You probably haven’t heard yet, but you got Sloane fired from the library today,” I told Arthur.”
― Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club