From Edgar Camacho’s Onion Skin
“Mrs. McGillicuddy panted along the platform in the wake of the porter carrying her suitcase.”
From Agatha Christie's 4:50 from Paddington
“Since Atlanta, she had looked out the dining-car window with a delight almost physical.”
From Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman
“Gestures are all that I have; sometimes they must be grand in nature.”
From Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain
“Christopher was dead.”
From Elle Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead
“Ryan.”
From David Bell's The Request
“It’s no secret that I’ve always been financially conservative – at least that’s the way I’ve described myself.”
From Craig Groeschel's Alter Ego
“The pains began at two thirty in the morning.”
From Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge
“I’m sorry to have to tell you this, Jennifer, but you have a primary glioblastoma in your brain.”
From Catherine McKenzie's Six Weeks to Live
“I believe in sweat equity.”
From Chip Gaines' No Pain, No Gaines
“It’s a widely known fact that most moms are ready to kill someone by eight thirty A.M. on any given morning.”
From Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“Tom is getting water from the well.”
From Josh Malerman's Malorie
“People often say that humans don’t adopt cats; it’s more a case of them adopting us.”
From James Bowen's The Little Book of Bob
“If my kids had been with me, it wouldn’t have happened.”
From Heather Chavez's No Bad Deed