59 yo

“appreciate having Charlene’s minion stop her on the way to class with a message that her sister planned on plunging to her death before the day was out. That would teach Blake Foster—or so Charlene thought. The jerk had dumped her sister”
― Nikki Jefford, Entangled

“prom.” Gray moved like a T. rex, flopping her hands back and forth against her chest. Finally Charlene couldn’t hold it back any longer. Her body shook. It was a good thing she was la”
― Nikki Jefford, Entangled

“Quotes can be from any source (books, spoken words, news articles, etc) as long as they pass the above criteria.”
― Tika

“Well, Mr. Arnold, here's Mrs. Hammond at last!" The manager led them through the hall himself and pressed the elevator-bell. Hammond knew there were business pals of his sitting at the little hall tables having a drink before dinner. But he wasn't going to risk interruption; he looked neither to the right nor the left.”
― Katherine Mansfield, The Garden Party and Other Stories