Regarding Anna Quotes

“Elmer reminded me a little of Gregory Peck, but not as handsome. He was middle-aged, tall, thin-faced, with a full head of dark hair.”
― Florence Osmund, Regarding Anna

“Your average PI collects information much like a garbage man collects trash but without the perks. When garbage men find treasures among the trash, it’s finders keepers. But when PIs find treasures, they belong to someone else.”
― Florence Osmund, Regarding Anna

“Howdya git here?” “The bus.” “Which one?” I didn’t know if he was trying to help me or had some other motive. “The fifty-four.” “C’mon, I’ll walk ya back there.” “Can you let go of my arm…please?” He dropped my arm with a thrust. “I appreciate your kindness, but really…” I knew that sounded lame, but it was all I had. “Uh-huh. Best know I got betta things to do with my time.”
― Florence Osmund, Regarding Anna

“As my uneasiness heightened, I tried to imagine who lived here, what their days were like, how they ended up here. I thought about children growing up in this kind of environment, the opportunities they probably didn’t even know they were missing. I thought about my own situation, and all of a sudden my troubles didn’t seem so bad.”
― Florence Osmund, Regarding Anna

“That we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.”
― Florence Osmund, Regarding Anna