if you put your trust in God, you’ll be all right in the end.

That's what courage is. If she weren't scared, she wouldn't need courage in the first place." -Jo

In the distance, he could see Molly lying in the tall grass off to the side of the house.

I'd like to be remembered not only for my body of work but also for specific novels. Ideally, I want to be remembered in the same way as Stephen King, who defined and exemplified excellence in the horror genre in the late 20th and early 21st century.

He felt as though he were failing in practically every area of his life. Lately, happiness seemed as distant and unattainable to him as space travel. He hadn't always felt this way. There had been a long period of time during which he remembered being very happy. But things change. People change. Change was one of the inevitable laws of nature, exacting its toll on people's lives. Mistakes are made, regrets form, and all that was left were repercussions that made something as simple as rising from the bed seem almost laborious.

It was funny that you know someone for years but still discover something you never noticed before.

It was a lesson that I would learn in time though it wasn't Hegbert who taught me.