“No problem. People deserve second chances. And third chances. All people do is make mistakes. If we never forgave, we’d all be alone.”
―
Marissa Stapley,
Lucky
“The lottery is the greatest con of all time, kiddo. Proves our government is just like us, tricking people into thinking any dream can come true.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“The world’s like that. What matters in one moment, it doesn’t matter the next. Things that fall apart eventually come back together again. Everything passes. You can be sure of that.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“The world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“Second chances, third, fourth. If we never forgave, we’d all be alone,” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“Something stirred inside her that felt like hope — the kind of hope a lottery ticket held just before you checked its numbers.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“Recipe for a Perfect Wife, the Novel INGREDIENTS 3 cups editors extraordinaire: Maya Ziv, Lara Hinchberger, Helen Smith 2 cups agent-I-couldn’t-do-this-without: Carolyn Forde (and the Transatlantic Literary Agency) 1½ cup highly skilled publishing teams: Dutton US, Penguin Random House Canada (Viking) 1 cup PR and marketing wizards: Kathleen Carter (Kathleen Carter Communications), Ruta Liormonas, Elina Vaysbeyn, Maria Whelan, Claire Zaya 1 cup women of writing coven: Marissa Stapley, Jennifer Robson, Kate Hilton, Chantel Guertin, Kerry Clare, Liz Renzetti ½ cup author-friends-who-keep-me-sane: Mary Kubica, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Amy E. Reichert, Colleen Oakley, Rachel Goodman, Hannah Mary McKinnon, Rosey Lim ½ cup friends-with-talents-I-do-not-have: Dr. Kendra Newell, Claire Tansey ¼ cup original creators of the Karma Brown Fan Club: my family and friends, including my late grandmother Miriam Christie, who inspired Miriam Claussen; my mom, who is a spectacular cook and mother; and my dad, for being the wonderful feminist he is 1 tablespoon of the inner circle: Adam and Addison, the loves of my life ½ tablespoon book bloggers, bookstagrammers, authors, and readers: including Andrea Katz, Jenny O’Regan, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Melissa Amster, Susan Peterson, Kristy Barrett, Lisa Steinke, Liz Fenton 1 teaspoon vintage cookbooks: particularly the Purity Cookbook, for the spark of inspiration 1 teaspoon loyal Labradoodle: Fred Licorice Brown, furry writing companion Dash of Google: so I could visit the 1950s without a time machine METHOD: Combine all ingredients into a Scrivener file, making sure to hit Save after each addition.” ― Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife
“Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life.” The duty of life.” ― Marissa Stapley, Things to Do When It's Raining
“[...] the average person has thirteen secrets that they live with-five of which they’ve never told a soul” ― Marissa Stapley, The Last Resort
“The world’s like that. What matters in one moment, it doesn’t matter the next. Things that fall apart eventually come back together again.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“There were things about him she didn’t know, but she would learn them all.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“True love, Johanna had learned at a very young age, had consequences. Happy endings always cost you something.” ― Marissa Stapley, The Last Resort
“The lottery is the greatest con of all time, kiddo. Proves our government is just like us, tricking people into thinking any dream can come true.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“The world’s like that. What matters in one moment, it doesn’t matter the next. Things that fall apart eventually come back together again. Everything passes. You can be sure of that.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“The world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“Second chances, third, fourth. If we never forgave, we’d all be alone,” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“Something stirred inside her that felt like hope — the kind of hope a lottery ticket held just before you checked its numbers.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“Recipe for a Perfect Wife, the Novel INGREDIENTS 3 cups editors extraordinaire: Maya Ziv, Lara Hinchberger, Helen Smith 2 cups agent-I-couldn’t-do-this-without: Carolyn Forde (and the Transatlantic Literary Agency) 1½ cup highly skilled publishing teams: Dutton US, Penguin Random House Canada (Viking) 1 cup PR and marketing wizards: Kathleen Carter (Kathleen Carter Communications), Ruta Liormonas, Elina Vaysbeyn, Maria Whelan, Claire Zaya 1 cup women of writing coven: Marissa Stapley, Jennifer Robson, Kate Hilton, Chantel Guertin, Kerry Clare, Liz Renzetti ½ cup author-friends-who-keep-me-sane: Mary Kubica, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Amy E. Reichert, Colleen Oakley, Rachel Goodman, Hannah Mary McKinnon, Rosey Lim ½ cup friends-with-talents-I-do-not-have: Dr. Kendra Newell, Claire Tansey ¼ cup original creators of the Karma Brown Fan Club: my family and friends, including my late grandmother Miriam Christie, who inspired Miriam Claussen; my mom, who is a spectacular cook and mother; and my dad, for being the wonderful feminist he is 1 tablespoon of the inner circle: Adam and Addison, the loves of my life ½ tablespoon book bloggers, bookstagrammers, authors, and readers: including Andrea Katz, Jenny O’Regan, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Melissa Amster, Susan Peterson, Kristy Barrett, Lisa Steinke, Liz Fenton 1 teaspoon vintage cookbooks: particularly the Purity Cookbook, for the spark of inspiration 1 teaspoon loyal Labradoodle: Fred Licorice Brown, furry writing companion Dash of Google: so I could visit the 1950s without a time machine METHOD: Combine all ingredients into a Scrivener file, making sure to hit Save after each addition.” ― Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife
“Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life.” The duty of life.” ― Marissa Stapley, Things to Do When It's Raining
“[...] the average person has thirteen secrets that they live with-five of which they’ve never told a soul” ― Marissa Stapley, The Last Resort
“The world’s like that. What matters in one moment, it doesn’t matter the next. Things that fall apart eventually come back together again.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“There were things about him she didn’t know, but she would learn them all.” ― Marissa Stapley, Lucky
“True love, Johanna had learned at a very young age, had consequences. Happy endings always cost you something.” ― Marissa Stapley, The Last Resort
