Quote by J.R. Rain Download Open image ““What the fuck is a scone? It’s Irish, I think, for stale bread.”” — J.R. Rain ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“My thanks, m'lady." He reached for the bowl and sniffed the pottage, followed by a cringe. She bit her fingernail. "Oh dear, I'm afraid… — Amy Jarecki Copy Share Image
“YOU—THE IRISH GIRL. OVER HERE.” A THIN, SCOWLING MATRON in a white bonnet beckons with a bony finger. She must know I’m Irish from the papers Mr. Schatzman filled out when he brought me in to the Children’s Aid several weeks ago—or perhaps it is my accent, still as thick as peat. “Humph,” she says, pursing her lips, when I… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share
“I remembered Sydney saying I was a hot commodity here. Scorching was more like it, apparently.” — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“Poppy: What makes you think I'm having dinner with you? Jake: Because you can't sit in your room and eat ice cream and chips… — Sarah Mayberry Copy Share Image
“It is one of their beauties, the Irish, the way they crush and expand the language all at once How they mangle it and… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
“There's no sense to being Irish unless you know the world's going to break your heart.” — Thomas Adcock Copy Share Image
“Irish. I should have known it. Such a gift of gab you’ve got, and all the charm in the world.” — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Now the Irish women always look so ashamed. They know they can never make a Jesus. It will be just another Mick.” — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
“Men tend to think all of their points were good, and they sure as hell didn’t need me to boost their already inflated egos.” — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image
“She unconsciously pulled her sticky shirt away from her skin and grimaced, as if sweating through her clothes was distasteful.” — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image
“All of it gleamed in haphazard array, and most was covered by cobwebs from centuries past, along with layers of dust and grime.” — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image
“May he find a phalanx of horny demon bubbas in Hell, with a fondness for sharp objects.” I” — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image
“When you’re sick and dying, the ego is and should be the first thing to go. I know there’re gurus who teach people how… — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image
“golden tunnel. Light poured out of it and washed over me, and something close to singing reached my ears. Heartbreakingly beautiful singing. The voice… — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image
“Dedication This book is dedicated to mothers everywhere: Our amazing, selfless, unsung heroes. Love you, ma.” — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image
“A marriage shouldn't have to be so much work. Love shouldn't crush your soul. A relationship should add to your life, not take away… — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image
“My philosophy is this: Life is too short to work another minute at a job you don’t love.” — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image
“I surveyed the others, who had all stopped in their tracks. "So what was the plan, boys? You were all going to get a fuck in? The very definition of sloppy seconds - hell, sloppy thirds and fourths and fifths. Than what? Slit my throat? Leave me for dead? Let some school janitor find me stuffed in a dumpster? You… — J.R. Rain Copy Share
“When you’re sick and dying, the ego is and should be the first thing to go.” — J.R. Rain Copy Share Image