A Stranger in Town Quotes

“You’re enjoying those mystery novels you borrowed from the library, aren’t you,” I say, apropos of absolutely nothing. “They are a much more pleasant way to pass the time than I imagined. Isabel is correct that a mental break is useful for lowering stress, but what I feared would be a frivolous waste of my time has turned into quite the mental challenge. Piecing together the clues, avoiding the trap of the red herring, identifying the killer…” “A lot more fun to read about than to actually do for a living.”
― Kelley Armstrong, A Stranger in Town

“too fanciful. Which is silly really. The point of fantasies is to dream big, imagine things beyond our reality. Yet I’d always edited my dreams into the realm of possibility. Reach high … but not too high. Keep yourself safe from the inevitable disappointment of wanting too much. That was the message my parents imparted to their younger daughter.”
― Kelley Armstrong, A Stranger in Town