“Those were my last words. To be listed in some book of quotations, alphabetically after Wilde: Wilde, Oscar (of the wallpaper in his bedroom): “Either it goes, or I do.” Wilding, Adelyn (of the gum splooches on the sidewalk): “Ditto.” ” — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“Speaking of which, about assuming you had a condom—I just meant that you, with your experience, would be prepared for responsible sex, even if… — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“. . . the only way to tell off an asshole was face-to-face and to look fantastic doing it. So, here she was, with… — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“. . . I suppose one starts out, as a child, being romantic and dreaming of adventure. Poetic. Then reality comes along, and with… — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“. . . I don’t believe that celebrity spokeswomen get their hair colour from a box.” — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“ My fantasy was that I was the long-lost switched-at-birth child of wealthy eccentrics. One day, they would find me and take me away… — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“I don’t like being kidnapped. Or manipulated.” “I’ve done neither, silly. Though I’d like to hear about your other kidnap incidents. The aspects that… — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“They were ancient history. They were so ancient they made ancient history look modern. Well, okay . . . maybe medieval.” — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“His discontent stemmed from dislike rather than appreciation for the hardness growing in him, and the fear that in another ten years he would… — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“Didn’t being out in the storm scare you?” “Try a couple of high-summer prairie storms in a trailer,” she mused. “That either makes you… — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“Admiring and a little overwhelmed by the simple opulence of the limousine’s interior, she shook snowflakes from her scarf and tresses, hoping the rare… — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
“Yes, he scorned his family’s decadent ways, but perhaps that wasn’t so much about the money per se , but rather the wastefulness of… — Roberta Pearce Copy Share Image
