“It was all about the G.I.s overseas. As the war became more of a reality and blue stars on windows were turning to gold stars indicating a soldier’s death, the tensions at home were increasing. Giving what little they could for the war effort was often an act of desperation. Some people made pacts with God to bring their men home hoping beyond hope that it made a difference.”
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
“And for all I know he is sitting there still, under his favorite cork tree, smelling the flowers just quietly”
― The Story of Ferdinand
― The Story of Ferdinand
“He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth best that loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all. ”
―
Both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth best that loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all. ”
―
“If you always try to subjugate people by coercion, because you are strong, then sooner or later you will run into somebody who is just as strong, if not stronger. Then you'll be in trouble.”
― The Polymorph
― The Polymorph
“He had grown up believing in America and the individual and it was a stronger faith than his faith in God. This was the land where no man had to bow. In this place at last a man could stand up free of the past, free of tradition and blood ties and the curse of royalty and become what he wished to become.”
― The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War
― The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War
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