Angel? Angels didn't sit on the lap of wicked scoundrels-not unless they were the fallen kind.

Why did Mama say that? Had Papa made her angry again? He made her angry a lot. Gran said it was on account of his "hores." One time Celia asked Nurse what a hore was, and Nurse paddled her and told her that was a bad word. Then why did Papa have them?

No one in life can ever match fiction

Sometimes the way to a man's heart is through his talleywacker.

Love is taking chances when every rational part of you screams, ‘Don’t risk it.’ Because it’s only when your heart has been ripped open that you get a chance to find the one person capable of making it whole.

I can promise that even having an imperfect one who loves you is better than having none at all.

Angel? Angels didn't sit on the lap of wicked scoundrels-not unless they were the fallen kind.