Lindsay Faye’s The Fatal Flame (1)

I’ve shared some fantastic quotes from God’s of Gotham, but Faye’s masterful writing extends to many books. Here are some quotes from The Fatal Flame: “Crazier than a sack of river rats.” “Val thinks of Hunker complacency the way sharks think of bleeding minnows.” “…eyes of a grey-blue no easier pinned down than a cloudContinue reading “Lindsay Faye’s The Fatal Flame (1)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: Lindsay Faye (4)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “I am in the thick darkness now, but recall that where dark is thickest, there our Lord felt best.” LINDSAY FAYE, THE GODS OF GOTHAM “When Mrs. Boehm is befuddled, she scowlsContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Lindsay Faye (4)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Blai (2)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “The blood type was AB.” Adam Blai, the Catholic Guide to Miracles “And so the stigmata, while uncomfortable to look at, and even more so to experience, are in fact a beautifulContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Blai (2)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (5)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “My mother couldn’t rail directly at God and so she railed instead at my father.” William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace “In a small town nothing is private. Word spreads with the incomprehensibilityContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (5)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (4)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “She took up her crowbar and jammed the chiseled end under the big stone and using the smaller stone as the fulcrum of her lever she put the force of her wholeContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (4)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Blai (1)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “Our fascination with miracles is inextricably tied up with our fear of death. Miracles give us hope for preservation from suffering and, ultimately, an escape from death.” Adam Blai, the Catholic GuideContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Adam Blai (1)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (3)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “My father had never struck us but he could speak in a way that made you feel as if you’d offended God himself..’” William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace “Thanks to Jake theContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (3)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: Lindsay Faye (2)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “Aggressively incompetent.” LINDSAY FAYE, THE GODS OF GOTHAM “That was about as comforting as a split basket of snakes.” Lindsay Faye, The Gods of Gotham “The once-delicate pink wallpaper was peeling inContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Lindsay Faye (2)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (2 of 4)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “He had red hair and freckles and freakish ears that stood out like the handles on a sugar bowl.” William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace “Oh when she sang she could make aContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (2 of 4)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (1 of 4)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “My father used to quote the Greek playwright Aeschylus. ‘He who learns must suffer.’” William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace “He wore a half smile as if he was just about to understandContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: William Kent Krueger (1 of 4)”

Favorite Kindle Quotes: Tina Connolly (1 of 3)

As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent . . . “In five years she could list on one hand the people who had intentionally touched her.” Tina Connolly, IronSkin “The words landed like carefully placed stones, a heavy message grown no lighterContinue reading “Favorite Kindle Quotes: Tina Connolly (1 of 3)”