When I die of heart failure the next time you frighten me like that, you can put that on my gravestone โโI didnโt mean to startle her
Patricia BriggsYou are a sick, sick man,โ I told him. โThank you,โ Ben replied, looking modest.
Patricia BriggsAdam has always had . . . heroic tendencies.โ I touched Adamโs arm. โHeโs my hero.โ There was another pause. . . โThat is the most romantic thing Iโve ever heard you say,โ Bran said. โBe careful, Adam, or youโll turn her into a real girl.โ Adam looked at me. โI like her just the way she is, Bran.โ And he meant it, greasy overalls, broken fingernails, and all.
Patricia BriggsMy foster mother always laughed and said it was his reputation for knowing everything that allowed for him to appear infallible: all he had to do was walk through the room and see who looked guiltiest when they saw him. Maybe she was right, but I tried looking innocent the next time, and it didn't work.
Patricia Briggs