When he studied, it was not so much for a promotion as to EXCEL at his job.

Officers came and went and were never a part of daily life.

The men were always wary of an officer who took form more seriously than function.

He saw the pleasure you took from your job every day of his life, and THAT was what he wanted.

She was young and scared, and hadn't realized there was time to spare.

It was the responsibility of a senior fireman to teach as well as to do.

I know now it is children who accept life

The further you descend into a pit, the darker things appear. You can't keep digging to find the light.

George, I know you’re tired. But President Lincoln, he didn’t free us to be lazy and no good. He freed us to work hard and improve ourselves.”-George’s Grandmother.

Are you sure this isn't a nightmare? And that we won't just wake up?Yes.Because dreamers always wake up and leave their monsters behind.

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.

If writing is your practice, the only way to fail is not to write.

History is a romance that is believed; romance, a history that is not believed.

Truly, life is wasted on the living, Nobody Owens. For one of us is too foolish to live, and it is not I.

The proof of a high education is the ability to speak about complex matters as simply as possible.