The Shop on Royal Street Quotes

“Just goes to show that if it has tires or testicles, it’s bound to cause you trouble.”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street

“taphophile—a cemetery enthusiast—”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street

“I snap it when I need to be reminded that fear can’t win. That whether or not I’m afraid isn’t important. What matters is that I don’t allow it to get between me and my objective.” He paused. “And then I remind myself that the rain always stops.”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street

“Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt.”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street

“The Mooning Hearts Club.” She tugged on the bottom of my braid to turn me around but I didn’t budge. “For those of us strong, smart, and independent women with advanced degrees and good jobs who find ourselves somehow braying like lost sheep after an unavailable man.”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street

“there’s a difference between dressing casual and looking like something the dog keeps under the porch.”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street

“Whether you ran through a rainstorm or walked through it, you were still going to get wet.”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street

“asking for help doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you’re strong enough to know you can’t handle it all on your own.”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street

“But there’s a difference between dressing casual and looking like something the dog keeps under the porch.”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street

“Ernest and Bob shared a look. “Why don’t we cross that bridge when we come to it, all right? From the looks of it, we’ve got plenty of time.” Ernest moved closer to Bob and whispered something in his ear. Bob faced me again. “Also, Nola? I’m guessing that’s your grandpa we’ve seen on the front porch smoking his pipe? Please let him know that secondhand smoke is a thing, and we’d appreciate it if he would smoke in the backyard?” He smiled to let me know he was just being neighborly and not antagonistic. They were good neighbors, with the free food and with the bagged dog poop they religiously removed from the sidewalks, and I wanted them to know that I appreciated them”
― Karen White, The Shop on Royal Street