Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.
When the ranch is in peace, no other life is more perfect.
Above all things, the plainsmen had to have in instinct for direction. I never had a compass in my life, but I was never lost.
Cowards never lasted long enough to become real cowboys.
I wish I could find words to express the trueness, the bravery, the hardihood, the sense of honor, the loyalty to their trust and to each other of the old trail hands.
Some things never leave a person: scent of the hair of one you love, the texture of persimmons, in your palm, the ripe weight.
LOL has turned into something you type when you have nothing better to add into a conversation.
The communitarians may say you've been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must give up some of that for the benefit of the community. But they really mean that they want more power over your life - to force you to subsidize, obey and conform to their choices.
Ethan and I are done," I said finally. "I'm sorry. " "He was my first boyfriend. " "I know. " "The only real boyfriend I've had. I'm a senior in high school and he was my only real boyfriend. " "I know. " "And I won't find another one at Jones Hall. That is guaranteed. " "Okay. " "This is all very sad and tragic," I said. Alan unwrapped a sleeve of Smarties. "Yet, oddly, you don't seem that upset. " "I know.