Ron Bottorff

“Roncesvalles;”
― James Lee Burke, A Private Cathedral

“Gaze not too long into the abyss, lest the abyss gaze into thee.”
― Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

“Dissent is most controversial during wartime because it is cast as unpatriotic and dangerous to the national cause. But that is precisely the time when a democracy should be asking itself difficult and uncomfortable questions.”
― Dan Rather, What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism

“You can’t allow the past to steal your present, but if you siphon off just the right amount, it can help fuel your future.”
― Alice Feeney, I Know Who You Are