The best that could be left behind by any man: children who had been brought up to behave responsibly and to believe in something beyond their own self gratification. (The Americans
~ John Jakes
Human beings may be inconsistent, but human nature is true to itself
He could never be anything more than what he was: the inheritor of weakness and unbridled emotion, a creature possessed by the past, and carrying its curse forever into the future--
I have always had a special affinity for libraries and librarians, for the most obvious reasons. I love books. (One of my first Jobs was shelving books at a branch of the Chicago Public Library.) Libraries are a pillar of any society. I believe our lack of attention to funding and caring for them properly in the United States has a direct bearing on problems of literacy, productivity, and our inability to compete in today's world. Libraries are everyman's free university.
—and I say you still haven't answered my question, Father Bleu.Haven't I, dear lady? I thought I stated that death is merely the beginning
Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.
