J.D. Trafford > Quotes

“had become one of the growing number of people who claimed to be spiritual, not religious—whatever that meant. Whether I believed in God or not was an open question. It’s hard to maintain faith when life gives you such pain and organized religion seems to have been co-opted by the cruel and self-righteous.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“We are, whether by nature or nurture, episodic. We find a problem and then we fix it. We want there to be a beginning and an end.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“Lord, give me the vision to see the good. Give me the patience to listen. Give me the knowledge to do what’s right, for whatever I do is done to the best of my ability.”
― J.D. Trafford, Good Intentions

“The hallway outside the courtroom was as crowded as ever, filled with people who were at some stage of “growing into their guilt.” This refers to a concept very similar to the five stages of grief developed by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: First, a criminal defendant denies; he claims to be innocent. Second, he gets angry at the system, lashing out at the cops or the judge or his attorney. Third, he bargains, searching for a plea deal that will keep him out of jail or prison. Fourth and fifth come depression, and, ultimately, acceptance. The”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“wanted to scream, but I didn’t know what my father had or had not done over the years I’d been gone. Addicts break promises. They lie. They manipulate. They burn the people who love them. My sister was an addict, and there was no doubt that she had done all those things.”
― J.D. Trafford, Without Precedent

“Truly sad that the most diverse neighborhood in our city is one for the dead and not the living.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“Write what you yourself would like to read, a story that will entertain and challenge you. If you try and follow the trends or “write a bestseller,” I think you’ll be disappointed and probably won’t finish. Once you have your 75,000 words, step back and come back to it with a fresh eye…and then ruthlessly cut every extra word.”
― J.D. Trafford

“Hollywood for ugly people” and “an incestuous breeding ground for idiots.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“Some may argue that we shouldn't shelter our children. We should let them see and experience the sins that are all around us. By keeping the children unaware, they say, we are preventing the development of their defenses. I disagreed. We have our whole lives to experience the ugliness, our whole lives to grapple with society's misplaced priorities. Trying to give a child a childhood was nothing to be ashamed of.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“foolish.” Quentin put his hands on his hips. He allowed the”
― J.D. Trafford, No Time To Hide

“Across town, Kermit Guillardo returned to Hoa”
― J.D. Trafford, No Time To Hide

“We are in a constant relationship with one another, a series of communications sent and received through word and action. An unrelenting feedback loop that either gets louder or softer, but never goes away.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“But politics ain’t a game to me. Never been a game, but too many people think it is.” He gestured to the outside. “Buster, Lincoln, everybody. That’s why our community is in such trouble. That’s why Congress is so dysfunctional. It isn’t politics that’s the problem. It’s the people who get into politics.” “Guess”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“Rules equal love. If you let your children run the show, then you really don’t love them.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“The Whites Only signs have been taken down, but they’re still there. This is your fight now.” My”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“It isn’t politics that’s the problem. It’s the people who get into politics.” “Guess”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“She didn’t want me to be late. “Sounds painful,” I said. She didn’t care. “It’s money. We need the money.” Then she hung up. I got out of the car, wondering how a woman I had met and hired just that morning had somehow become my new boss.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“Hiker found them,” he said, “doing that geocaching stuff.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“Whether I believed in God or not was an open question. It’s hard to maintain faith when life gives you such pain and organized religion seems to have been co-opted by the cruel and self-righteous.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“It’s hard to maintain faith when life gives you such pain and organized religion seems to have been co-opted by the cruel and self-righteous. But”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“DISTRICT COURT MISSION STATEMENT: SHUT UP AND PUT THE CHOCOLATES IN BOXES”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost

“Can’t be on top without somebody on the bottom.”
― J.D. Trafford, Little Boy Lost