Alice Teets

“He got hit by a train about five years ago, and he wasn’t exactly a mental giant before,” Sheerfault said. “Train hit his truck crossing the track, smashed the truck into a wad, and knocked some wires loose in Bobo’s head. Bobo has a simple approach to life, don’t you, Bobo?” “I like to hit people,” Bobo said. “That sums it up,” Sheerfault said. “He likes to hit people. Also, he hears a train whistle up close, he shits his pants.”
― Joe R. Lansdale, Rusty Puppy

“I feel like if I say anything bad about my pregnancy, suddenly I’m Casey Anthony.” “That’s crazy,” I say. “You’re way prettier.”
― Rachel Harrison, Such Sharp Teeth

“She learned to trade in kindness and discovered the tremendous value in small mercies and selfless giving. The more she gave, the more she seemed to have.”
― Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

“Some people are gifted not only in seeing the best in people, but in convincing those people to see the best in themselves.”
― Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans