Joe closed his hand over the watch and it was still warm from his father's pocket, ticking against his palm like a heart.

What's your name?""Emma Gould, " she said. "What's yours?""Wanted.""By all the girls or just the law?

As the river enters into the ocean, so my heart touches Thee.

I can think of no greater disaster to this country than to have the voters of it divide upon religious lines.

Mock jewelry on a woman is tangible vulgarity.

There was something special about being in a strange place, all alone in a mass of people even if you had just screwed up your life, or perhaps especially if you had just screwed up your life.

My dad is actually a manic depressive, which is very exciting half the time.

Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment.

A problem only becomes a problem when we choose to see it as a problem

Therefore, let God inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the Word of God, in favor of that side will be cast the vote of truth

Careful with fire is good advice we know. Careful with words is ten times doubly so.