Joyce Faure

“She was forty before she realized that when she asked a man what he was thinking and he said, “Nothing,” he wasn’t lying.”
― Nevada Barr, What Rose Forgot

“My "do" now consisted of some really nifty spikes on top. I looked like a punker, but it was kind of fun, if you want to know the truth. Next thing I knew I'd be getting my ears pierced and chewing gum in public, social sins my auntie had always warned me about, along with red nail polish and dingy bra straps.”
― Sue Grafton, H is for Homicide

“A mother’s heart breaks a million ways in her lifetime.”
― Ashley Audrain, The Push

“He looked like an actor who'd star in some movie about a doomed love affair between an heiress and a park ranger. I thought it was probably inappropriate to fling myself against him and bury my nose in his chest.”
― Sue Grafton, I is for Innocent