If he had learned nothing else from experiencing more than his fair share of life’s highs and lows, it was that there was no point in being anything but a realist.”                          –George G. Gilman  (The Quiet Gun)        “Why do you…

When a man has hope, he will work on in the face of death.”                     –Max Brand  (Harrigan)        “But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.  For the…

Bein’ stupid ain’t a crime in this country. If it was, there’d be more folks behind bars that what’s walkin’ down the streets.”                     –Lou Bradshaw  (and Cain Smiled)        “O you simple ones, understand prudence, and you fools, be of an understanding heart.”…