Time Out Quotes

“A heavy object connected with the back of my head and a burst of colors detonated in my brain. I saw stars. And then black. I crumpled to the ground, my last thought being: there were two of them.”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“I was in my recliner bundled up in my terrycloth robe, a gift from my great aunt Maureen, that came with some sage advice: darling, after a warm body, a terrycloth robe is the next best thing to cuddle up with on a cold night.”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“My blood ran cold. Twenty yards away a hooded figure was crouching behind the oak tree, flashing a pinpoint light into the office where Walter and Lola did business.”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“My heart melted, almost erasing the image of him kissing the brunette in Creston. I forced my attention away from his laser-like eyes…”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“I stared at Penny. “Antonio and I had a few conversations, eye-to-eye,” she said.
“You mean…heart-to-heart?” I asked.
“Whatever.”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“I inspected the crowd. Honey was snapchatting, the two cops were texting, and the Banger sisters had planted themselves at a table with a good view of the entire area, just in case someone else died. They didn’t want to miss a thing.”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“Was I wrong? Was I imagining a problem where there wasn’t one? Of course my great aunt Maureen always said even a broken clock is right twice a day.”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“Come early and watch some of the game, that is if you can stand to see the home team soundly beaten.” Bill’s hypnotic blue eyes twinkled. I twinkled back”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“I gritted my teeth. I hated being called Dot. Only my great aunt Maureen could get away with that. And she was gone now so there was no one left to torment me. Except Honey.”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“I sighed. “Mercury must be in retrograde. Everybody’s touchy and having it out with someone. I’m trying to remain neutral. I feel like Switzerland.”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out

“It’s not always true that all the world’s a stage. Sometimes it’s a boxing ring. Right now I had a ringside seat at the Windjammer restaurant in Etonville, New Jersey.”
― Suzanne M. Trauth, Time Out