Dawn

“His mind raced. Is that what the Höhlendrache sounded like? He couldn’t remember, but they definitely did have scales and there had been at least one caged in the adit near Galena. Seeing the scattered human remains of what that one had dined on had made his stomach turn. Maybe one of those monsters at that cabin outside Galena, coming to skin you toes to nose”
― Ann Charles, Hip Deep in Bad Company

“raising two curious boys was like holding a skunk by the tail. Boone could believe it. Hell, Rabbit alone had enough starch in his britches to drive a preacher to cuss most days, especially once he’d started filling out his boots.”
― Ann Charles, Life at the Coffin Joint

“Nobody warns you that life continues to be complicated after you’ve Done the Right Thing. That there is no reward, beyond some intangible sense of moral fortitude”
― Rosie Walsh, Ghosted

“Coal, with time and heat and pressure, will always become a diamond. But if you were freezing to death, which would you consider the gem?”
― Jodi Picoult, A Spark of Light