“I believe that Americans will buy anything so long as someone else buys one first.”
Source: The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning
“We don’t seize the moment, there’ll be another foreign skirmish or some American flying a hot air balloon to the moon or someplace...”
Source: The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning
“It’s very much its own reward, I find, spending other people’s money.”
Source: The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning
“It’ll be just like Romeo and Juliet,” I said, “without the emotive poetry of a suicide pact —”
Source: The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning
“Russell’s lips were just framing an expression of disapproval when Grace stepped around Violet. His pupils expanded, making his dark eyes look even darker. There was something almost greedy in this look he bestowed on Grace.
--Farewell My Life: Buona Notte Vita Mia”
Source: Farewell My Life: Buona Notte Vita Mia
“I wonder,” said Angelina, sitting on the loveseat next to Violet, “if he is mentally fragile.”
“What do you mean?” said Violet.
“He fought in the war,” replied Angelina. “He might fall apart, fly off the handle, go off the rails…”
Source: Farewell My Life: Buona Notte Vita Mia
“Mr. Russell, don’t you think I’m too young for you?”
His eyes flashed as his face hardened into a mask.
--Farewell My Life: Buona Notte Vita Mia”
Source: Farewell My Life: Buona Notte Vita Mia
“Chapter One of My Life. I walk down the street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in.
I am lost. I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It still takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter Two. I walk down the same street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I'm in the same place! But it isn't my fault. And it still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter Three. I walk down the same street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it there. I still fall in. It's a habit! My eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately.
Chapter Four. I walk down the same street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.
Chapter Five. I walk down a different street.”
Source: There's a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery
“Mr. Russell—this is awkward—Mother is not happy—She told me never to see you again.”
The force of his glare thrust her back on her heels.
--Farewell My Life, Buona Notte Vita Mia”
Source: Farewell My Life: Buona Notte Vita Mia
“Bonded, each avian mate instinctively gave the other what was needed without ego or expectation getting in the way. A simple moment of acceptance and care with no jostling for control. Why did humans always complicate things by thinking about them too hard?"
-A Twisted Case of Murder”