A woman's love is like the morning dew. It's just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose. - Larry McMurtry

"We choose our lovers for their flaws, you know," Mel said. "People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about."

It's really quite simple. Mr. Isinglass robbed my father, destroyed my mother, exiled my brothers, and ruined me. If I catch him asleep I'll kill him. I do hope you like this pudding. I had to ride quite a way to find the plums.

"Pat, did they get you for the embezzling?" Harmony asked.