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1 " One time,” Gertie said. “You go out into a hurricane one time and you never hear the end of it. "
― Jana Deleon , Hurricane Force (Miss Fortune Mystery #7)
2 " Here’s the way the law works,” Carter said, “since it’s clear you aren’t smart enough to know. First, there’s an investigation where we gather evidence. Once we have evidence, we arrest people. I don’t care if you’re mayor of the universe. You still can’t direct me to arrest someone without evidence. So either shut up and let me do my job correctly or get in there and clean your own damned kitchen. "
3 " Despite all the confidence I had in my ability to do my job, I hadn’t had any in myself as a person. "
4 " Ida Belle took a pair and popped them in her ears. “She’s right,” she yelled. “That siren is horribly loud. Sounds like a dinosaur-sized cat wailing.” I stuck one earplug in and nodded. I already needed them if Ida Belle was going to keep yelling. "
5 " It was a bunch of explanations but not an excuse. The bottom line is that no matter why I did the things I did, I always had a choice in doing them. "
6 " I felt a sense of pride swell in me. Not for myself but for these two women. They were everything I wanted to be someday—successful, happy, dedicated to their town and its people, and most importantly they knew who they were. "
7 " Is there more meat?” I asked.Ida Belle nodded. “I’m pretty sure there’s a black hole in the bottom of Gertie’s trunk and meat is coming through it from another planet. We’ve hardly made a dent. "
8 " The ride to the funeral home went quicker than I expected, especially given the lack of conversation during the ride. I knew why I was silent. I had more to think about than any twenty people usually did in an entire lifetime. "