Death on the Lanai Quotes

“Dorothy was the only one of her friends lucky enough to have pockets in her formal pantsuit, which she dutifully turned inside out. Then Rose, Sophia, Blanche, and Dorothy opened their purses for El Toro’s inspection. He scanned the inside of their pocketbooks, which held similar contents: wallets, tubes of lipstick, Kleenex, loose coins. Blanche’s had a tiny travel perfume, some wintergreen Certs, an old matchbook, and a prophylactic, which made El Toro raise his eyebrows. Sophia’s purse held a rosary, a key chain, a few pill containers, some crumpled papers, and a small penknife, while Rose’s held a powder compact, a small tin of herring, and a piece of cheese wrapped in plastic.”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“You geronoconkin”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“I told you, I'm not as dumb as you all think I am. Sometimes I'm so busy listening that I don't always make sense when I'm talking”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“I'm just feeling a little warm is all. Did it get hotter than a firecracker on the Fourth of July in here?”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“Don't ruin the moment. This is better than All My Children”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“And you think educating today's youth is less important than your part-time assistant job at the museum?”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“I prefer the term 'petite' or fun-size, if you want to get cute about it”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“I hope he mixes martinis better than he mixes his metaphors”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“Wanna let an old lady in out of the cold before she becomes a popsicle?”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“If this guy tried any funny business, I'll make him a knuckle sandwich so good he'll forget his own name”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“I'm not getting on a boat with a strange man unless it's a five-star dinner cruise, do you understand me?”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“You're going to trust this guy, just because he talks like Cary Grant? What if, once we get on the boat, he starts talking like Donald Duck?”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“Never judge a fish by its scales, I suppose”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“No, thank you. The old times didn't age so well”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“Oh, wait a minute, he passed last year. He died doing what he loved: cheating at canasta.”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“Rose, are you telling me you actually believe that a fictional alien from a Spielberg picture is inviting us to a dinner party on a Friday night?”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“Dress to kill what? If it's anything larger than a chicken, I don't think I can participate”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“Every weekend is a golden opportunity to find romance, to explore new worlds in the universe of love. I'm not going to waste one here, sitting around with a bunch of old biddies”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai

“An empty social calendar with no dates? Should we lower the flag? Wear all black? I'll pray the rosary for you”
― Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Death on the Lanai