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Sandra Dallas is an American author known for her novels that depict the life in the American West. Her works often focus on the stories of ordinary people, showcasing the diversity and complexity of American society.

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Famous Sandra Dallas Quotes

“Emma fussed with the cinnamon-rose starts she had planted all over the backyard. She was as tender with the roses as if they were her children, and every hour or two she watered them.”

Gardening Roses

Book:The Chili Queen

Source: The Chili Queen

“Will was dead, but Missouri Ann was going to have a baby. Birth and death were God's way, she told herself. Joy and sorrow were joined together.”

Death Birth

Book:A Quilt for Christmas

Source: A Quilt for Christmas

“You may hate being pregnant, but the minute the baby is born, she is God's precious child, given to you as a gift.”

Children Baby Pregnancy Pregnant Babies

Book:A Quilt for Christmas

Source: A Quilt for Christmas

“The birth of a baby was proof enough. Every baby, she believed, was a miracle of God.”

Faith Miracles

Book:The Last Midwife

Source: The Last Midwife

“Missouri Ann ate her bit of orange slowly. "Tastes like summer," she said.”

Oranges

Book:A Quilt for Christmas

Source: A Quilt for Christmas

“Don't mind her. She keeps her nose so high in the air, she's liable to drown in a good rainstorm.”

Humor Arrogance Snooty

Book:Prayers for Sale

Source: Prayers for Sale

“It was marrying that made women appreciate other women.”

Made Marriage Appreciate Marrying

Book:The Persian Pickle Club

Source: The Persian Pickle Club

“You know what a storyteller is, don't you? It's a person that has a good memory who hopes other people don't.”

People Knows Persons Memories Storytelling Storyteller Good Memories

Book:Prayers for Sale

Source: Prayers for Sale

“After all, a woman didn't leave much behind in the world to show she'd been there. Even the children she bore and raised got their father's name. But her quilts, now that was something she could pass on.”

World Inspirational Children Shows Motivational Father Names Behinds Raised Crafts Bores Quilts

Book:Prayers for Sale

Source: Prayers for Sale

“When it's raining pudding, hold up your bowl.”

Rain Bowls Pudding

Book:Prayers for Sale

Source: Prayers for Sale

“The thing I'm writing now, I have various characters, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, this couple dies. And they have a daughter. ...I thought, 'OK, we have to do something with the daughter' ... then I realized she's not really their daughter. She has her own story. And she's become the most interesting character. She was this throwaway character that I didn't even conceive of before I started writing her into it, and now she's become very important in this book.”

Writing Important Book Character Stories Dies Interesting Couple Daughter Various I Realized Songwriting Most Interesting Interesting Characters

Author:Sandra Dallas

“Jam on a winter took away the blue devils. It was like tasting summer.”

Summer Devil Blue Winter Jam Tasting

Book:Prayers for Sale

Source: Prayers for Sale

“Nobody starts out a perfect quilter.”

Perfect Quilters

Book:Prayers for Sale

Source: Prayers for Sale

“The Red Kimono tells it all—the bitterness and pain as well as the joy, pride and patriotism of a people too resilient to be beaten by racism.”

People Wells Pain Joy Pride Racism Red Bitterness Beaten Resilient Kimonos

Author:Sandra Dallas

About the Author

Born: 1939
Known for: Author
Quotes: 14

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