Joycelyn Elliott

“It seemed even in the darkest of situations, there was always some little bit of light if you looked hard enough to find it.”
― Kate Eastham, When the World Stood Still

“They say heroes are people who run toward danger when everyone else is running away. I would add that sometimes people running into danger are simply too harebrained to know better.”
― Liz Ireland, Mrs. Claus and the Halloween Homicide

“Oh God,” said Carmen. “I always do this. I just dive straight in and speak and get myself into so much trouble.” Oke smiled. “Have you ever thought about not doing that?” “All the time,” she said, looking up at him. The snowflakes were settling on his hair. “But usually it’s exactly five seconds after I just said the thing that got me into trouble.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Christmas Bookshop

“Perhaps all the dead must go home before they can leave for ever.”
― Richard Zimler, The Warsaw Anagrams