The duck swallows the worm, the fox kills the duck, the men shoot the fox, and the devil hunts the men.

When you're thinking, please remember this: excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility.

What she needs,' Tom said aloud 'is a husband.' Agnes said crisply, 'Well, she can't have mine.

She loved him because he had brought her back to life. She had been like a caterpillar in a cocoon, and he had drawn her out and shown her that she was a butterfly.

Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.

But desperate people find courage.

I aim to be translucent, so you don't notice the words, just their meaning. I haven't much insight into people's motivations.