Quotes from Carolyn Brown

Menfolk all get to start out as brand-new souls. Women are old souls. We understand life better than you do

Love is fine and you've got to have it. But there's times when love gets thin in any relationship and like has to step in and take over. If you don't like him as well as love him, then you're goin' to be out in the cold when the love is tested.

Bossy as hell, ain't you?" "I prefer to think of it as highly acute organizational skills." "That's just fancy talk for bossy," he argued. "Words are words.

Lord help us all. They'll dub this one the shit war, Betsy said.

was that day." He heaved a heavy sigh of relief. Two more weeks and he'd be on his way, but until then, he'd better watch his words a

I can see the headlines. Sawyer made a sweeping motion in the air with his hand. Deadly Toilet in Shit War Kills Three. Jill giggled so hard that she got the hiccups. Feud takes three out in initial battle of the shit war.

Hate consumes love, sister," Rick said. "The two can't live in the same heart.

But it's scary, isn't it? Not having something to hate and blame for all your unhappiness.

who'd found a whole bed of mice.

That's what Josie wanted. A love so strong that death couldn't break its bonds.

Just remember, when you're old and alone, money makes a really poor companion.

Leah looked up and didn't even have time to moisten her lips before Rhett's eyes shut and his mouth was on hers. It had the sweetness of ice cream, the fire of a double shot of Jack Daniel's, and the steam of a hot Texas summer night all rolled into one.

Little black and tan older dog? Verdie asked. Do you know who he belongs to? Belonged to, not belongs. Old man Rawling died about two weeks ago. His family intended to have Pete and Joe put to sleep the day after the funeral, but they both vanished.... Dickie bought that crazy bird for his wife, Mary, about six years ago. He'd promised her that someday he'd take her to a tropical island and then she got cancer and he couldn't take her so he bought her the bird.

nothing to offer anymore. That you were becoming a respectable citizen. And you wanted to be close to your mama's spirit," she said. "Pretty smart for a kid." Seth grinned. "So what happened when Jesse came home?" she asked. "Jesse never did acknowledge the baby he'd produced. He married his

Through you I learn what life may be.

Reality was that no matter how well he filled out those creased jeans, he truly was forbidden fruit.

But a southern woman holds her head high and does not run from her problems, no matter if she's walking in tall cotton or deep manure She remembered Roxie's words.

need to upset Aunt Ellie. God was going to answer her prayers and give her the cabin. So why did she feel

May your life be filled with sunshine to warm your faces, laughter to feed your soul, and happiness every single day.

young and his

What you call rock bottom, I call rebirth.

Would you want to be sixteen again?" Lola asked.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

Please go home with me and stay forever. I will hide you in my closet and take you out at night, and I promise to be gentle, he said between kisses.