“A cowboy doesn't ask for much, that's my observation. A flashy ride, a pretty girl, momentary glory...”
― So Brave, Young, and Handsome
― So Brave, Young, and Handsome
“Yes, yes sir—routine is worry’s sly assassin.”
― Peace Like a River
― Peace Like a River
“We sense that the human body is a precious thing, worthy of our reverence. It is not a tool, not an object of consumption like a steak or a keg of beer, not an animate provider of pleasure. It is the outward expression of a profound mystery, that of another human being.”
― Defending Marriage: Twelve Arguments for Sanity
― Defending Marriage: Twelve Arguments for Sanity
“Why is it our failures only show us more clearly the people we are failing?”
― So Brave, Young, and Handsome
― So Brave, Young, and Handsome
“Here is a quick and generally reliable rule to follow. If people have always said it, it is probably true; it is the distilled wisdom of the ages. If people have not always said it, but everybody is saying it now, it is probably a lie; it is the concentrated madness of the moment. People”
― Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture
― Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture
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