Maranda

“Listen, you. Don't threaten me. I could make your life a nightmare. He put his hand in front of her face and unfolded three fingers as he said, I'm F-B-I. She smiled. It wasn't the reaction he expected. You want to talk nightmares? she said. She put her hand up to his face and unfolded her three fingers. I'm I-R-S.”
― Julie Garwood, Sweet Talk

“On these dark-blue waves, it is the sea who is judge, jury, and executioner. This is another realm, where forgiveness doesn’t exist as on land and where spirits do not find freedom among the clouds. Here, they ride the currents of forever.”
― Calvin Demmer, The Sea Was a Fair Master

“I am not good at noticing when I'm happy, except in retrospect.”
― Tana French, In the Woods

“Faith is the substance of whatever it is that we hope for. The important thing is that we teach that faith is connected to good works and responsibility.”
― T.D. Jakes, Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits