I’m going back to bed,” Grandma said when Mooner and Dougie left. “This doesn’t look too interesting. I liked it better the other night when you were on the floor with the bounty hunter.” Morelli gave me the same kind of look Desi always gave Lucy when she’d just done something incredibly stupid. “It’s a long story,” I said. “I bet.

Turns out, that's how it is with weddings. You just keep getting in deeper and deeper until you want to throw up.

You deserved to get run over. And besides, I barely tapped you. The only reason you broke your leg was because you panicked and tripped over your own feet.

You're a magnet for mess. I've never seen anything like it. Lula to Stephanie

I've finally reached a stage in my career where I can do what I want.

Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.

-You're gloating, Max. It's not flattering. Somebody needs to teach you a little humility.- -A good woman could do that.- -She'd have to be armed and dangerous.-