Why was it always the woman's fate to pace and fret and wait?

A boy trying out a man's language.

It was as if she had reached into her own pocket and discovered a small pebble, as hard as a diamond, that she had forgotten belonged to her.

Then he returned to Mabel and put his mouth to her ear. I'd never let anything happen to you. You know that, don't you?

There's been a lot to get used to here." Esther laughed. "Isn't that the truth. I don't know if you ever get used to it really. It just gets in your blood so that you can't stand to be anywhere else.

He stood there a moment, listened to the creek, and let the mountain air blow against his face. Even with all this heartache, it was beautiful here.

Nothing in this life will bring true meaning and happiness apart from God.

There had been an attempt to humiliate him. It had not succeeded. He had paid, but pain, like pleasure, has no duration. Pride was an entity more persistent.

I'm a teacher. My mother was a teacher. I spent 40 years as a teacher.

In truth, I'm not really a cat person. Seamus, the wonder dog, still deeply mourned by all who knew him, was just about the only pet I've ever really loved.

The Davis-Oliver bill will enhance cooperation with state and local authorities to ensure that criminal immigrants and terrorists are swiftly, really swiftly, identified and removed.

Christ can come back at any time so the one thing you want to have in your life is a focused prayer time.

Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.

Because I love the taste of meat I am a reluctant but dedicated vegetarian.

If you want to make a Conservative angry, tell him a lie. If you want to make a Liberal angry, tell him the truth.

One of the first choices we make every day is your attitude. Wake up and put on an attitude of thanksgiving!