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21 " Gossip in Henryetta spread faster than a smallpox plague in an internment camp. "
― Denise Grover Swank , Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner Mystery, #1)
22 " I didn't know how many police cars the city of Henryetta owned, but I was willing to bet money all of them were currently parked in front of my house. "
23 " My smile rivaled the width of the Grand Canyon. "
24 " Times and USA "
25 " my computer screen. A scruffy man in his mid-thirties "
26 " the wall in the hallway, watching Violet and her family "
27 " huff. “I need to renew my plates,” he said. Irritation "
28 " words like "
29 " We walked to the car, side by side, but a million miles apart. "
30 " accurately, "
31 " cookies "
32 " Rose Gardner, what in heaven’s name happened "
33 " The fluorescent lights flickered overhead, casting a sick gray pallor over the room. "
34 " I’m sure that’s fine, but more than likely, Violet will "
35 " People tell themselves there’s plenty of time to do it all, but most of the time they never see death coming. "
36 " Time stood still, the tick of the clock in the kitchen couldn´t keep up with the metronome of my racing heart. "
37 " I find myself thinking about her all the time. But I hurt her. "
38 " Here’s the thing. I met this girl, this beautiful woman who’s unlike anyone I’ve ever met. She’s funny, and brave "
39 " You can’t change the opinions of small-minded people. "
40 " But how did I know what was real and what wasn’t, especially in regard to his feelings for me. "