To misuse one's talent, to be cavalier about it, to set it aside because of fear or sloth is unpardonable.
James Lee BurkeI sometimes subscribe to the belief that all historical events occur simultaneously, like a dream in the mind of God. Perhaps it is only man who views time sequentially and tries to impose a solar calendar upon it. What if other people, both dead and unborn, are living out their lives in the same space we occupy, without our knowledge or consent?" The Glass Rainbow, p. 138
James Lee Burke