She was partial to emeralds; she said they were the single thing that remained constant, always green, always the same...My mother had been right, it was one thing that lasted, the one thing we could depend on. Other than our love for each other, it was all we had right now.

“The wickedness of the world was a part of creation, I knew this, and the Angel …”

“At midnight the wind in the trees can sound like the ocean. The moonlight can m…”

“You cannot dispute the ridiculous. You cannot argue reasonably with evil.”

“Mrs. Dale was a good woman, Hollis will grant her that. A busybody and a pain i…”