Most of the men had simple souls. They could relate facts, but they said very little about what they dimly felt.

We did everything possible to keep up the spirits of the men, but it was exceedingly difficult because there was nothing for them to do.

Every book of tactics in the regiment was in use from morning until night, and the officers and non-commissioned officers were always studying the problems presented at the schools.

Running clears my mind, and gives me a reason to get out of bed in the morning.

The Ohio Legislature's passed a law to allow concealed weapons in day care centers, but interesting: this same Legislature, in its wisdom, doesn't allow concealed weapons in the statehouse.

Choosing sepia is all to do with trying to make the image look romantic and idealistic. It's sort of a soft version of propaganda.

The passing of armies and the passing of sands in the desert are one.

I stopped wasting time on what [other] people claimed a stock was worth and started looking at the numbers.

...also took for granted that secret services were the only real measure of a nations political health, the only real expression of its subconscious.

Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon 'in service,' which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.

The kind of fiction I'm trying to write is about telling the truth.

I like interacting with fans and I like hearing what they say, but you have to take it all with a grain of salt.

Let us sacrifice one day to gain perhaps a whole life.