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“A few days ago, the sight of the church would’ve repelled her, its squat, solid walls symbols of her daddy and his unbending demands. Now the yew, a shrub that had overcome all odds to grow tall and thrive for a thousand years, beckoned her to return, to put down roots of her own.”
― Clara McKenna, Murder at Morrington Hall

“Buy for your real life: Remember those high-heeled boots I bought that were perfect for life in New York City? I didn’t buy those for my real life, unfortunately. Figure out what you tend to buy for your fantasy life, and face the reality that perhaps those things aren’t for you.”
― Tara McKenna, Don't Be Trashy: A Practical Guide to Living with Less Waste and More Joy

“Remember this: You do not have to aim to fit all of your trash from an entire year or month or even week in a mason jar. That may be the path forward for some, but it won’t work for everyone. I personally can’t live up to that expectation. Being less trashy is about making better choices and building the habits necessary to make it easier to live with less waste.”
― Tara McKenna, Don't Be Trashy: A Practical Guide to Living with Less Waste and More Joy

“Everything is 100% off if you don’t buy it.”
― Tara McKenna, Don't Be Trashy: A Practical Guide to Living with Less Waste and More Joy

“Jaime had parked a meat refrigeration truck in front of the hostel, and when no one was around, he backed it up as close to the blue door as he could so we could enter without being seen by anyone in the alley. When he gave us the signal we took turns climbing in. I was the last to enter. Once I was inside Jaime shut the door, leaving us in darkness. McKenna lit up just bright enough so we could see one another.”
― Richard Paul Evans, Battle of the Ampere

“hostel, and when no one was around, he backed it up as close to the blue door as he could so we could enter without being seen by anyone in the alley. When he gave us the signal we took turns climbing in. I was the last to enter. Once I was inside Jaime shut the door, leaving us in darkness. McKenna lit up just bright enough so we could see one another. “What kind”
― Richard Paul Evans, Battle of the Ampere

“A tear streaked slowly down her bruised cheek, and he wondered how God could be so cruelly ironic, that He would put Boudreaux in the position of having to reassure his daughter that he didn’t find her unattractive.”
― Dawn Lee McKenna, Awash

“Wyatt can handle it,” he said. “It doesn’t take a saint to raise another man’s child, Maggie.”
― Dawn Lee McKenna, Awash

“looked”
― Kendall McKenna, Strength of the Mate

“What are you doing?” Mrs. Westwoode said, peering into the water beneath the tires. “The road is flooded.” Lady Alice laughed. “No, Mrs. Westwoode. This is the watersplash. It’s always like this.”
― Clara McKenna, Murder at Morrington Hall

“I’ve come to see grief as a both/and experience. April reflects this: it’s both a beautiful time as spring emerges and it has a weight to it from the reminder that another year has passed without my closest friend.”
― Misti Klarenbeek-McKenna

“Because the way I see it, the human race is on a collision course for destruction. And the Devil is already among us . . .”
― Peter J. McKenna, The Dog Days of Summer

“Because the way I see it, the human race is on a collision course for destruction. And the Devil is already among us . . .”
― Peter J. McKenna

“Mon Dieu! Je me sens comme Alice, mais le trou du lapin est mon propre cul!”
― Jed McKenna, Thus Spake Jed McKenna: Author of the Enlightenment and Dreamstate Trilogies

“This is Maya’s house. She controls everything. She has every advantage. We are patients in Maya’s asylum, and all instruction to sit still and quiet the mind come directly from her. Stillness and silence are the antithesis of the awakening process, and those who advocate peace and compassion and a quiet mind are just reselling their preferred sleep potions.”
― Jed McKenna, Thus Spake Jed McKenna: Author of the Enlightenment and Dreamstate Trilogies

“A prisoner would enter but a king would exit.”
― C.D. McKenna

“He was kind and considerate, methodical, and patient. Trustworthy. Honest. A little fussy sometimes with details. But a good guy. Steady.”
― Linda J. White, Battered Justice

“I think whoever invented Oysters Rockefeller should have been hung by the neck until dead,” Boudreaux said, taking a swallow of beer. “If you need cheese on an Apalach oyster you don’t deserve to eat one.”
― Dawn Lee McKenna, Low Tide

“Breastsleeping is a term recently coined by myself and my colleague, Dr. Lee T. Gettler. It refers to a specific kind of bedsharing between a breastfeeding mother and infant, occurring in an environment free from proven risk factors. It is the safest form of bedsharing, practiced worldwide for all of human history.”
― James J. McKenna, Safe Infant Sleep: Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions