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Prayers don’t have to be elaborate things. Why don’t you start with three things you’re blessed with, three things you’re afraid of and finally three things you ask of him? And don’t forget to listen, too.” “Listen? He talks back to you?”
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“suggest otherwise. To be an old woman—I know people complain about being invisible, but that’s not what bothers me. It’s the sense of being an affront.” “An affront?” “An offense, almost like a bad smell. People don’t like the old because it reminds them that they will get old and, eventually, die. Aging is seen almost as a disease, something to be fixed or arrested.”
― Murder Takes a Vacation
― Murder Takes a Vacation
“Spend your money on experiences. All the so-called happiness experts agree that experiences bring us more enduring happiness than almost anything we”
― Murder Takes a Vacation
― Murder Takes a Vacation
“minds,”
― Mansion Beach
― Mansion Beach
“Through the years, Aunt Lil and Uncle Louie have installed every manner of ornamentation and architectural interest on their half-acre lot. There’s a koi pond, a three-tier marble fountain, and a walkway of gold-streaked pavers that swirls up to the front door like a yellow brick road. The backyard has a replica of the Parthenon built out of Carrara marble where they host the Knights of Columbus Weenie Roast every July Fourth. “My home is an advertisement for my business,” Uncle Louie says. “Italian craftsmanship and American elegance?” he asks, before he answers, “I’m your man.”
― The View From Lake Como
― The View From Lake Como
“could watch every day for the rest of my life. Clothes are powerful. They tell stories. They tell the story of who we think we are—or, more precisely, who we want others to think we are. Before”
― Murder Takes a Vacation
― Murder Takes a Vacation
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