Quotes from Deborah Fletcher Mello

the woman he would grow old and cranky with.

Once upon a time there was a king and queen who thought they were sneaky.

Then I made the cardinal mistake of showing and telling him and her how I felt. That pushed them closer together.

obsession with peanut butter cookies

He wasn't moved by the profanity-laced diatribe, and he saw no reason to reply in kind. He himself didn't cuss, his older brother Noah having told them time and time again that a man who needed to punctuate his point with obscenities really didn't have a point to make.

breath. "Tarah, under normal circumstances I would get down on one knee to do this," he said, eliciting a few nervous chuckles from the crowd. "But since that's obviously not an option for me..." He paused, tossing a quick glance over his shoulder. When he did, all the men in their two families dropped down to one knee for him. Tarah

Of her six kids she'd buried all of her sons, the five young men having succumbed to the streets of Baltimore.

There is a wise saying that says those who forget their mistakes are doomed to repeat them.

Did you play any sports?" Malcolm questioned as he took a bite of his salad. "Cheerleading!" "That's not a sport!" he said with a laugh. "You wish!