Random Quotes

“bell rings over the door and a single guy comes in, tall and lean and young. His hair is so glossy it looks lacquered. Little feet of awareness run down my spine. I head toward the front to seat him, but Virginia beats me to it, winking over her shoulder”
― Lark O'Neal, Random

“What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
― Lark O'Neal, Random

“summer I find out again. The hard way. It’s exactly the kind of morning you want summer to be. Blue skies, fluttering leaves, promise of a great, hot afternoon, which I plan to spend beside”
― Lark O'Neal, Random

“Another group comes in, ringing the bell, and this one is mine. As I head for them, music is playing on the speakers overhead, something tinny and country because that’s all the owners will play. The swell of customer voices is cheerful. It’s only Virginia and me on this morning, since Kary Ann”
― Lark O'Neal, Random

“Life is random. I know that better than most people, but on the first day of summer I find out again. The hard way. It’s exactly the kind of morning you want summer to”
― Lark O'Neal, Random

“when are you going to marry me?” “When you have a million dollars, baby,” I say, tossing my hip-length braid over my shoulder. I point at the metal pitcher of cream on the table. “Need more?”
― Lark O'Neal, Random

“promise of a great, hot afternoon, which I plan to spend beside the local pool, sleeping in the sun. This morning I’m waiting tables at Billy’s Restaurant,”
― Lark O'Neal, Random

“Restaurant, which is busy because we sit on the main drag out of a major industrial area where they do shift work. I’ve landed the regular Thursday morning table of UPS guys. There’s seven of them and I swing”
― Lark O'Neal, Random