“The decor was attractive and strong, but blander than she would have thought his wealth and position afforded him. Caren couldn't see the point of having that much money if all of it led to beige.” HumorWealthStyleSouthernBeige Book:The Cutting Season Source: The Cutting Season
“Years later, when he thought Caren was old enough to understand, to accept his version of an apology, he would say he felt he owed something to the people with whom he had set down roots. Family is fate, he'd said; but it's also a choice.” FamilyFateRootsChoiceApologyInsufficiency Book:The Cutting Season Source: The Cutting Season
“She'd known lovers to hide away in Belle Vie's most private corners - stealing kisses, and much more, the cottages or the storage shed and, yes, even the quarters - which she'd always thought a strange and twisted choice, but perhaps no stranger than choosing to marry, to seal a hope, on the grounds of a plantation.” ChoicesHopeMarriageTwistedInappropriate Book:The Cutting Season Source: The Cutting Season
“The trick in life is to hang out until the miracles come.” Life IsMiracleTricksHanging Out Author:Attica Locke
