“Tom, we Jubilees-of-the-mountain don't generally give interviews. You don't need your entire worldview about these disasters, in addition to the paper you work for, burned down."

“The cost of all insurance, including life insurance, may be rising for residents of Lofton County … .”

“Well, it could be worse. These fools could be in Congress and be mucking us up on a federal level.”

“Listen, I'm going to thank you in advance for getting off this phone before I forget I am a mayor..."

“It's the morning after a hurricane, and all my baby grandson knows is that we need to exercise.”

“Yeah, not having good leadership can lead to being full of anxiety, and the people running this county are just being exposed for real as terrible leaders.”

“But that left a question then: who is my other daughter, and where is she?”

“Remember how I told you when you were Vertran's age not to try to grow up too soon?” the sergeant said to his nephew.

Mrs. Thalia Ludlow was often closely observing the eight little Ludlows in her family...

“So, there's different types of rain.”

“OK, I'm going to have to do two of these – 'Mneme's Skirts' – because the silver-gray version is nice too, although you're right, Rob: the red version is prettier.”

“Oh yeah!” five-year-old Lil' Robert Ludlow said. “See, hurricanes are nice with pretty red skies – I wonder what color him-i-canes like their skies, though?”

“Hurricane Mneme is beginning to deteriorate in strength as it drifts toward South Carolina's coast; local officials in Lofton County are considering canceling emergency preparations.”

The first days of spring were shockingly emotional ... the vision of what I have been brought to in terms of blessings had me in tears on two bookends of the first 12 hours ... the literal sight of what

“But see, that had to happen because being out here in 2020 wearing underwear that still shrinks is a crime against fashion that had to be punished."

“When you put it that way, Ellie – yeah, I'm good on all that. Let me mind my ten-year-old business.”

Ten-year-old Glendella Ludlow got up and walked out of her new home in Tinyville, VA …

“So, I was wondering – is this a partnership we are doing or something else?”

“See, a dull mind will get you done in.”

“OK. No.”