Orsayor

“And Carmelo, whose ego was bigger than his resume, secretly reveled in his reputation of being a bully. A subtle approach was always his first deal closing strategy.”
― Brian W. Smith, BOSS (Part 1)

“It means he’ll never marry me. He’s happy and satisfied with the way things are, and he’s not compelled to change them.” “And you got all of that from a whistle?”
― Adrienne Thompson, Ain't Nobody

“Carmelo had the conscious of a rattlesnake, but unlike the venomous reptile, he didn’t waste time warning enemies of his presence—he struck first and asked questions later. Many authors at K and E Publishing referred to him as the literary Grim Reaper (had Colby been asked he would have agreed that Carmelo’s presence in his hotel bedroom evoked images of the cloaked skeleton wielding a scythe).”
― Brian W. Smith, BOSS (Part 1)

“Sometimes books don't find us until the right time.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry