“The war dragged on, as wars tend to do.”

“It wasnt that Nell was weak. It was that the world was dangerous.”

“She was an afterthought, little Martha. She was treated the way many families treated pet dogs - she had to be fed and cleaned every now and then, but she was left to her own devices for the most p...”

“The ground had opened up and spit out hell, Nell thought, and the detritus was Shiloh.”

“It wasn’t that Nell was weak. It was that the world was dangerous.”

“She turned her painted blue eyes toward the assistant and said something in French before she left.”

“If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell”

“War means fighting, and fighting means killing.”

“Segregation is a word of the past. Unity is the key to a peaceful future.”

“I call for all religions, cultures, countries, crews, parties and peacemakers to unite for the sake of building a peaceful, united global village for future generations. It starts TODAY. If we stay...”

“Intolerance breeds hatred. Hatred creates divisions. Divisions destroy common grounds.”