“Dawn tore at the seam of night, pulling the blackness back a little farther with each passing minute.”

“Privacy is something that we maintain for the good of ourselves and others. Secrecy we keep to separate ourselves from others, even those we love.”

“Oh, if only I were young again, I would travel! There's so much of the world I would like to have seen. But I'm too old for that now and too ill to manage the trip. I don't care much for clothes. I'm giving away all my jewelry. At this point in my life, I see all possessions as just more stuff, , as Cara called it. Meaningless! Worse than meaningless. They are distractions.”

“Pride of one's work is not improper, unladylike, or vain. We can all take a lesson from the sea turtle. She does not travel thousands of miles or risk all for her ego. She has an instinct for greatness --- one that I believe is found in all living creatures. ”

“Sunflowers for Sarita is a fast-paced, high caliber romantic suspense. I couldn't stop reading!”

“Yolanda stood with her head cocked and her dark eyes gleaming, like a crow at the fence line.”

“She thought how sharp words could sting when they held the truth.”