Murf the Surf

“Then she whispered Emily Dickinson’s words: The sweeping up the heart, And putting Love away We shall not want to use again Until Eternity.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“Jodie, showing maturity far beyond his father’s, deadpanned, “Another one’ll just move in, and I always reckoned it’s better the skunk ya know than the skunk ya don’t know.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“Cathy says, “I’ve always hated that phrase—the opposite sex. I mean, how exactly do we oppose each other? How exactly are we opposites? I think we’re complementary.”
― Peter Cawdron, Anomaly

“Brian had a lifelong fear of confrontation. An unease that gripped his whole body in dread at the slightest conflict. His chest would tense in anxiety, his heart would flutter, and his hands would shake like an infant newly born into a cold world. He hated the power this fear had over him. It took away his ability to say no or disagree, and he hated most of all that those around him used this fear against him to get what they wanted.”
― Matthew T. Hill, The Man Scouts