“There is nothing to unify God and the soul but the Cross.”
― The Quiet Light: A Novel About Thomas Aquinas
― The Quiet Light: A Novel About Thomas Aquinas
“I shall begin a search for such a device, and if I have to go to the ends of the earth to find a trumpet for our young son, I shall find it at last and bring it home to Louis."
"Well, if I may make a suggestion," said his wife, "don't go to the ends of the earth, go to Billings, Montana. It's nearer.”
― La trompeta del cisne
"Well, if I may make a suggestion," said his wife, "don't go to the ends of the earth, go to Billings, Montana. It's nearer.”
― La trompeta del cisne
“How's Uncle Louis today?" "Who?" "And Aunt Maude?”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“Listen, Mollie, I need to get home and let my parents know I’m alive. Then I am coming back for you. If my home is still standing, I’ll provide a place for you and Frank as long as you need.” “Why would you do that?” She looked a little taken aback, which surprised him. Because he loved her. Because they had just experienced the worst two days imaginable, and the bond that had been forged between them was not something to be tossed away. If Louis Hartman didn’t like it, he would quit. The fire had just taught Zack what was most important in this world, and she was looking straight at him.”
― Into the Whirlwind
― Into the Whirlwind
“Tonight I heard Louis's horn. My father heard it, too. The wind was right, and I could hear the notes of taps, just as darkness fell. There is nothing in all the world I like better than the trumpet of the swan.”
― The Trumpet of the Swan
― The Trumpet of the Swan
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