Evil was coming. I wondered whose face it would be wearing.

Duty doesn't need to call; it only needs to whisper. And if you heed the call, no matter what happens, you have no need for regret." Odd Thomas

Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.

Perseverance is impossible if we don't permit ourselves to hope.

Behind every closed door might wait a thief of minds and a collector of souls.

The snow did not even whisper its way to earth, but seemed to salt the night with silence.

Vladimir Nabokov said the two great evils of the 20th century were Marx and Freud. He was absolutely correct.