At Death's Door Quotes

“Folded neatly at the foot of the bed was a stunning ivory and red quilt, and on top of it, as if it had been casually tossed there, was Nora’s miniature. CHAPTER”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door

“What about Paige Calloway?” I asked. “Not Paige,” Nora said. “She’s a very good caterer, but she knows nothing about history or art.”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door

“Kendra is a cataloger and runs the Juniper Grove branch of the Front Range Historical Society, Ben lectures in history at Northern Colorado Community College and he’s writing his PhD dissertation on St. Vrain, Dominic insures art and historical records, and Sheila works at home for a rare books and manuscripts dealer in Fort Collins.”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door

“Kendra and Ben consider themselves the experts. She’s the cataloger with a degree and he’s a lecturer in history, writing a book on this St. Vrain guy. Experts, see? They want Nora’s money so they can preserve her collection and even buy more historical stuff. But Dominic thinks they’re wasting her money—and it’s money he wants to invest and make a commission on.”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door

“He and Ben Wallace got into a pretty heated argument.” “Not for the first time. See, Dominic controls the actual money, but Kendra controls the asset money—you know, the historical stuff in the documents room. Both of them want it all.”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door

“The Wallaces and Larsons are always at each other. But what it comes down to every time is money, which is hilarious since they all have more of it than most people.”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door

“The redhead is Sheila Larson, Dominic’s wife,” Julia whispered.”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door

“Anne Rightler. She lives at Aspen Glen, an assisted living home, but Nora invites her for dinner once a month and on holidays. I don’t think she wants her climbing the stairs.”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door

“He’s my financial adviser in real life,” Nora said. “He’s here with his wife, Sheila, but you’ll meet her later.”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door

“She was seventy-five, Julia had told me, but the woman I saw heading our way moved briskly, with the strong, smooth gait of youth.”
― Karin Kaufman, At Death's Door