“If a rooster crows while you're thinking about a man," the fortuneteller had once told Maria, "then he's the one you'll marry.” — Karen Cecil Smith Copy Share Image
“First month honey. . .Next month pie. . .Third month. . .Get out here and work, you damn bitch, same as I.” — Karen Cecil Smith Copy Share Image
“If decorum allowed, she would take tea at the hotel. Once inside, she might run into a rich northern gentleman who had ridden in… — Karen Cecil Smith Copy Share Image
“She reached out her arms to Blackie. The beautiful siren was calling her weary sailor safely to port.” — Karen Cecil Smith Copy Share Image
“Child, there's a sayin' every fishmonger has. When you buy land, you buy stones. When you buy fish, you buy bones.” — Karen Cecil Smith Copy Share Image
“I would have been glad if it had been the Lord's will to let one of my children live.” — Karen Cecil Smith Copy Share Image
“Biscuits are rough, potatoes are tough. I pray to God we all get enough.” — Karen Cecil Smith Copy Share Image
“I don't have but two teeth, but thank the Lord they both hit together.” — Karen Cecil Smith Copy Share Image
“If a rooster crows while you're thinking about a man," the fortuneteller had once told Maria, "then he's the one you'll marry.” — Karen Cecil Smith Copy Share Image
