Diamond Skinner had had no material possessions to his name and yet had been the happiest creature Lou had ever met. He and God would no doubt get along famously.
National security trumps a lot. It can trampke civil rights. It can denude personal liberties. But it cannot and never will triumph over political gamesmanship. – Kelly Paul.
Why are trains so popular at Christmas? People get on to meet their country over the holidays.
Just know that one answer over the other does not equal a solution. It’s only a decision.
Dead by her hand. All dead. The price of her freedom? Chung-Cha’s soul.
People who believe themselves to be True patriots tend to be zealots. Zealots, in my opinion are one short step from being lunatics.
Why can’t people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?
You haven’t yet seen me be rude. When I am it’s unmistakable. – Michelle Maxwell.
As my father wrote, one’s courage, hope, and spirit can be severely tried by the happenstance of life. But as I learned on this Virginia mountain, so long as one never loses faith, it is impossible to ever truly be alone.
Why waste time trying to discover the truth, when you can so easily create it?
Today might not be so good. But tomorrow, you got another chance to get it right.
Assumptions are dangerous things. I like facts a lot better.
It’s my experience that most folk who ride trains could care less where they’re going. For them it’s the journey itself and the people they meet along the way. You see, at every stop this train makes, a little bit of America, a little bit of your country, gets on and says hello.
Depending on the situation, sometimes you can know a person better in ten minutes than someone you have crossed paths with all your life.
I’m scattered, and then that last hundred pages, bam, I’m a laser.
I’m ever curious about the world. I’m driven to go out and find new things to write about. Having a vivid imagination is also a plus.