It was like a bunch of children, doing something they knew they shouldn't ought to, and then their pa comes along and catches them at it. Having been caught in such mischief himself sometimes, he almost felt a little sympathy

But the fear of death in the one place was not as strong as another kind of fear, the fear of a world gone crazy, a place where anything could happen, where no…

The funny thing was, you see, that Mike Fink didn't think of himself as a murderer. He thought of life as a contest, and dying was what happened to those who c…

And it came into hooch's mind that when both parties are lying and they both know the other party's lying, it comes powerfully close to being the same thing as…

Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman; Tho' they may gang a kennin wrang, To step aside is human.

As man advances in civilisation, and small tribes are united into larger communities, the simplest reason would tell each individual that he ought to extend hi…

Of all the Griefs that harrass the Distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful Jest