Pine Barrens Quotes

#1. The Southern past, the Southern present, the Southern future, concentrated into Gertrude's voice, became one of red clay pine-barrens, of chain-gang camps, of housewives dressed in flour sacks who stare all day dully down into dirty sinks.

Randall Jarrell

#2. The kiss was brief, but when I pulled away, his expression made my day. He stared down at me, his eyes wide and the pupils slightly dilated. His lips were parted and that bolt in his tongue glittered. The tops of his cheekbones were flushed. He looked ... He looked gobsmacked.

Jennifer L. Armentrout

#3. You can't stand for too many things. You can't use the bully pulpit for too many things. So, I promise you, every day, I am going to talk about jobs, spending, and education.

Meg Whitman

#4. I don't want to play the fat guy or the friend for the rest of my life.

Sean Astin

#5. The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool.

Voltaire

#6. The empty quarter, the empty half, the empty outside of a full beaker ... why are these the things he looks for?

L.E. Modesitt Jr.

#7. Ego expands to fill the space not filled with knowledge.

Jeffrey Armstrong

#8. Daniello, you do not like the bread? Eat! ...per favore, have some pasticcio di gnocchi alla boscaiola!"
"As long as you don't ask me to repeat the name," Dan replied.
Luna Amato chuckled. "Charming boy."
"Handsome, too," Dan said.

Peter Lerangis