Mitchell S. Jackson > Quotes

“Church and court, it’s all the same—pews, a throne, a God, the accused.”
― Mitchell S. Jackson, The Residue Years: A Novel

“It's no use trying to fool ourselves.
Sometimes fooling ourselves is the only strength that counts.”
― Mitchell S. Jackson, The Residue Years

“I refuse to be one of those fools anonymous everywhere but inside their head.”
― Mitchell S. Jackson, The Residue Years

“Listen, don't forget this. Don't let this slip your mind. Most of us, if we're lucky, we see a few seconds of the high life. And the rest are the residue years.”
― Mitchell S. Jackson, The Residue Years

“Some people are latecomers to themselves, but who we are will soon enough surround us.”
― Mitchell S. Jackson, The Residue Years: A Novel

“What my first mind says about Pam: She’s been through the fire and got a soft spot for folks that seen the flame.”
― Mitchell S. Jackson, The Residue Years: A Novel

“If innocence is the charm of childhood, ignorance is a bane of maturity.”
― Mitchell S. Jackson, Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family

“If it's true that life has options, it's also true those choices are full of fast-twitch muscles.”
― Mitchell S. Jackson, The Residue Years

“live by pistols and pathos, there’s”
― Mitchell S. Jackson, The Residue Years: A Novel