The ground had opened up and spit out hell, Nell thought, and the detritus was Shiloh.
— Kelsey BricklHe was the oldest. When we left Kentucky, our folks told him to look after me. Didn't say a word to me. Wouldn't have occurred to them.
— Micheal PunkeLust was edging confusion for the lead. Good sense had fallen far behind.
— Teri Anne StanleyIn August, an inescapable blanket of heat settled over Paducah, the last gasping breath of summer roaring its weight out over the populace.
— Kelsey BricklYou. Aren’t you one of those Morgan boys? You must be the bad one.
— Teri Anne StanleyYou’ve gone far away to a place with no horses and very little grass, and you’re studying how to write a story with a happy ending. If you can write that ending for yourself, maybe you can come back.
— Jennifer Echols…It was like he waved his magic wang, and I totally forgot how I’m not a gullible teenager anymore.
— Teri Anne StanleyLeaving the feasibility of testicular transplants alone for the moment, she said, “It was mostly my mistake.
— Teri Anne Stanley