“Clowns, hoboes, gypsies, and furry animals of all kinds scattered madly and dived for cover. No doubt they thought I'd finally lost it and was planning to lob more grenades.”
―
Donna Andrews,
Murder with Peacocks
“Reading mysteries: the recreation of intelligent minds.” ― Donna Andrews
“But what about your own?” he asked. “Assuming, of course, you’re interested in having one?”“I’m not. If I ever get married, I shall elope. That has now become my prime requirement in a husband. Willingness to elope.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
“When in doubt, ask a librarian.” ― Donna Andrews, Birder, She Wrote
“If you're not entirely sure you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, it seems to me that the last thing you'd want to do is to set in motion a very lengthy, time-consuming, expensive, and highly public process designed to lead inexorably to just that.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
“For me, the start of a party only means a change from the tangible, boring, but satisfactory work of cooking, cleaning, and decorating to the unpredictable and far more difficult task of keeping several hundred neighbors and family members from injuring each other or driving me crazy before the end of the evening.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
“Creative interpretation of reality resulting from wishful thinking,” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“anachronisms.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“hate letting silly things like reality interfere with our pet notions,” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“Your failure to crate the small evil one does not give Ralph Doleson the right to drop kick him across the yard.” ― Donna Andrews, Six Geese A-Slaying
“I don’t see why we can’t have more outdoor homicides,” Dr. Smoot said.” ― Donna Andrews, Six Geese A-Slaying
“on the bedside table in her room that” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“lugubrious” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“First in line was the Hanukkah table, all a-glitter with blue and silver tinsel and featuring a huge antique Art Deco menorah in sterling silver. There were platters of smoked salmon, trays of rugelach, babkas, and sufganiyot, and on small nearby steam tables, dishes of brisket and of latkes. The main table also held a large collection of side dishes or trimmings - cream cheese, applesauce, onions, pickles, horseradish, tomatoes, capers, and such - and was strewn with Hanukkah gelt and chocolate-marshmallow dreidels on pretzel sticks.” ― Donna Andrews, Owl Be Home for Christmas
“The soup kettles included oyster stew, chili, matzoh ball soup, tomato soup, vegetable beef soup, hot and sour soup, and miso soup. The main dish table featured turkey, Virginia ham, prime rib, standing rib roast, pork roast, roast goose, Peking duck, lasagna, pizza, burritos, tamales, macaroni and cheese, and, in direct defiance of Grandfather's orders, grilled portobello mushrooms in red wine sauce.” ― Donna Andrews, Owl Be Home for Christmas
“That’s what I like about you,” Michael remarked. “Your finely honed sense of deviousness.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Puffins
“You don’t suppose they’re really expecting figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer,” I muttered. “I thought your history professor friend said that historically accurate wassail would be mulled beer.” “I’ll put on the coffee,” Michael said, heading downstairs. “I rather think that would be the suitable Southern Baptist equivalent.” ― Donna Andrews, Six Geese A-Slaying
“Andrews should” ― Donna Marie Rogers, There's Only Been You
“His voice had the petty, triumphant air of someone who enjoys catching the small and meaningless mistakes of others.” ― Donna Andrews, Lark! The Herald Angels Sing
“Reading mysteries: the recreation of intelligent minds.” ― Donna Andrews
“But what about your own?” he asked. “Assuming, of course, you’re interested in having one?”“I’m not. If I ever get married, I shall elope. That has now become my prime requirement in a husband. Willingness to elope.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
“When in doubt, ask a librarian.” ― Donna Andrews, Birder, She Wrote
“If you're not entirely sure you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, it seems to me that the last thing you'd want to do is to set in motion a very lengthy, time-consuming, expensive, and highly public process designed to lead inexorably to just that.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
“For me, the start of a party only means a change from the tangible, boring, but satisfactory work of cooking, cleaning, and decorating to the unpredictable and far more difficult task of keeping several hundred neighbors and family members from injuring each other or driving me crazy before the end of the evening.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder with Peacocks
“Creative interpretation of reality resulting from wishful thinking,” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“anachronisms.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“hate letting silly things like reality interfere with our pet notions,” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“Your failure to crate the small evil one does not give Ralph Doleson the right to drop kick him across the yard.” ― Donna Andrews, Six Geese A-Slaying
“I don’t see why we can’t have more outdoor homicides,” Dr. Smoot said.” ― Donna Andrews, Six Geese A-Slaying
“on the bedside table in her room that” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“lugubrious” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Peacocks
“First in line was the Hanukkah table, all a-glitter with blue and silver tinsel and featuring a huge antique Art Deco menorah in sterling silver. There were platters of smoked salmon, trays of rugelach, babkas, and sufganiyot, and on small nearby steam tables, dishes of brisket and of latkes. The main table also held a large collection of side dishes or trimmings - cream cheese, applesauce, onions, pickles, horseradish, tomatoes, capers, and such - and was strewn with Hanukkah gelt and chocolate-marshmallow dreidels on pretzel sticks.” ― Donna Andrews, Owl Be Home for Christmas
“The soup kettles included oyster stew, chili, matzoh ball soup, tomato soup, vegetable beef soup, hot and sour soup, and miso soup. The main dish table featured turkey, Virginia ham, prime rib, standing rib roast, pork roast, roast goose, Peking duck, lasagna, pizza, burritos, tamales, macaroni and cheese, and, in direct defiance of Grandfather's orders, grilled portobello mushrooms in red wine sauce.” ― Donna Andrews, Owl Be Home for Christmas
“That’s what I like about you,” Michael remarked. “Your finely honed sense of deviousness.” ― Donna Andrews, Murder With Puffins
“You don’t suppose they’re really expecting figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer,” I muttered. “I thought your history professor friend said that historically accurate wassail would be mulled beer.” “I’ll put on the coffee,” Michael said, heading downstairs. “I rather think that would be the suitable Southern Baptist equivalent.” ― Donna Andrews, Six Geese A-Slaying
“Andrews should” ― Donna Marie Rogers, There's Only Been You
“His voice had the petty, triumphant air of someone who enjoys catching the small and meaningless mistakes of others.” ― Donna Andrews, Lark! The Herald Angels Sing
