Quote by Maggie Stiefvater

“Your mother’s chili was onions, hamburger, tomato soup, kidney beans, no chili powder, no peppers. Mexican flags flew at half staff every time she…

— Dennis Vickers

“Foster care workers called Dani a feral child —the first they had encountered. She had never been to a doctor or school. Never felt…

— Lane DeGregory

“The rest of the family looked on with a bemusement that, in the case of Rafa’s mother, occasionally gave way to anger. His father,…

— Rafael Nadal

“Dani had threatened to kill him. This must be the way she planned to do it. Her dark hair was down around her shoulders…

— Cindi Madsen

“Going home in the trolley, Francie held the shoebox in her lap because Mama had no lap now. Francie thought deep thoughts during her…

— Betty Smith

“Whereas Rosa’s lips were full and lush, her mother’s were thin and pinched in an expression that hinted at pain so long suppressed and…

— Michael Rowe

“Yeah, the princess and the pea. Only the pea was Daddy, getting thrown in jail for bribing a judge or forgetting my birthday because…

— J.T. Ellison

“They were eating in the kitchen. Looking at the spoonfuls of pea soup entering Mama’s mouth, she decided to shift her focus to Papa.…

— Markus Zusak

“Ten minutes later she’d swore that she was never going to eat another Butterfinger candy bar as long as she lived and that if…

— R.L. Mathewson

“Ivy’s taken me to her parent’s house... I was originally lured into her car with the promise of a burrito. Ivy did not mention…

— Emily Austin

“She was a full lipped and hipped italian tomato with Rome burning in her eyes. She had the look of a carnival in Rio,…

— Richard S. Prather

“Wordlessly, Infante handed the cell phone across the desk to her. Rosetti took it, hefted its weight. Then she hurled it at Infante’s head.…

— Tim Stevens