Victoria Kahler Biography & Quotes

“In her experience, there were only two kinds of guys: the ones into sports and the ones into video gaming. It seemed guys had to be obsessed with something, whether it was watching a game or playing in it or keeping some weird collection related to it.”

Men Boys Gaming Guys

Book:Their Friend Scarlet

Source: Their Friend Scarlet

“It was amazing what an hour with her sketchpad could do for her mood. She was sure that the lines she drew with her black marker were going to save her years of worry lines in the future.”

Art Drawing Sketching Creativity Work

Book:Their Friend Scarlet

Source: Their Friend Scarlet

“He was like her favorite type of candy, she realized, a bit sour at first but all sweetness in the long run. Admittedly . . . that tartness was part of the allure all along.”

Men Sweet Candy Sour Guys

Book:Their Friend Scarlet

Source: Their Friend Scarlet

“She felt just like that girl in that book with the letter A on her chest. Only her A signified Alone. She was an outcast, cast out by her own choices, an outsider with a pretty face. Like a rose, she may have been beautiful to look at, but almost everyone only knew the thorny side.”

Loneliness Alone Outcast Scarlet Letter

Book:Their Friend Scarlet

Source: Their Friend Scarlet

“The flames of the luau bonfire burned brightly. Sparks flew into the sky and disappeared before they reached the stars above. Near the horizon, the moon was large and round and flawless as porcelain.”

Stars Fire Moon Bonfire Luau

Book:Capturing the Sunset

Source: Capturing the Sunset

“He looked, well, sturdier than he used to. His shoulders were square and, naturally, broader than before. His neck, a bit thicker. He probably had an Adam’s apple now too, like any man did. If he turned, would she see it starkly in profile, protruding awkwardly? And, then, he did turn, just a smidge, as he stifled a yawn, and there was nothing awkward about him.”

Growing Up Attraction Awkward Manliness

Book:Luisa Across the Bay

Source: Luisa Across the Bay

“Before them is the most beautiful city she has ever seen, has ever imagined. Golden rooftops shine brightly; windows made from diamonds and rubies gleam; tall buildings reach toward the clouds. She is again overwhelmed, this time with gratitude. All this, for her.”

Beautiful Views Cities Beauty Gratitude City

Book:Luisa Across the Bay

Source: Luisa Across the Bay

“So often they made her think of the phrase “Blood is thicker than water,” because at times blood was the only bond they shared and she had to remind herself they were family, because at times it was unbelievable they were even related. She loved them, but she hadn’t chosen them.”

Family Blood Blood Ties

Book:Luisa Across the Bay

Source: Luisa Across the Bay

“The city of San Francisco engulfed their view through the front windshield. The dazzling light of the late morning sun transformed every glass and metal surface into a silvery mirage.”

Morning Sun San Francisco City Buildings

Book:Luisa Across the Bay

Source: Luisa Across the Bay

“The summer night was settling upon the neighborhood like a dark lace veil, casting dappled shadows on the roofs and sidewalks and lawns.”

Night Summer Suburbs Shadows Summer Nights Neighborhoods

Book:Luisa Across the Bay

Source: Luisa Across the Bay

“There was something wolfish about him. Not in the sexy Twilight New Moon way, but in the I’ll-eat-your-grandmother way.”

Wolf Sexiness Big Bad Wolf

Book:Their Friend Scarlet

Source: Their Friend Scarlet

“The sand was smooth. The damp morning fog had hardened its top layer and the heat of the day had set it so that with every footstep the surface cracked, the crunch almost audible. The heels and balls of their shoes made a path of shallow divots, but it was far easier to walk on than the usual loose and gritty beach. In minutes, the wind worked to sweep their footprints clean and offer a flat, clear expanse all the way to the ocean where the sand became wet and sparkled invitingly with seawater.”

Beach Sand Shore Coastline Shoreline

Book:Luisa Across the Bay

Source: Luisa Across the Bay

“And in front of it all are the pearly gates: the proverbial entrance to Heaven that she, in earthly life, thought might not exist. But they are real, not myth or fantasy. As she passes through them, several people greet her. In foreign tongues even, but she understands. Language no longer matter. There are no barriers between herself and others, just love. The gorgeous views seem to go on forever. Ornate structures, mansions, banquet halls, and natural beauty, orchards, gardens. People congregate around huge marble fountains. In the distance are snow-capped mountains of the purist white. She can hear the sounds of rushing rivers and the surf of the ocean at once. Everyone around her is happy, loving, thankful. A choir sings songs of joy and peace while others play musical instruments of every kind in perfect harmony. Children laugh and play in the streets as well as in the clouds above her head.”

Life Death Heaven Eternal Afterlife

Book:Luisa Across the Bay

Source: Luisa Across the Bay

“When she awakes, she knows where she is. This place, this ancient place sears one’s soul with recognition. 'Heaven' seems an inadequate word for it, but that is what it is known as.”

Soul Death Heaven Dying Eternity Afterlife

Book:Luisa Across the Bay

Source: Luisa Across the Bay

“Seven a.m. on the first day of summer vacation was, to her mind, a dangerous time to be awake. Even God had to be sleeping in.”

Sleep Morning Summer Vacation Summer Vacation

Book:Luisa Across the Bay

Source: Luisa Across the Bay

Victoria Kahler Biography

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