"If he still were in England and were the man whom this girl loved, she would probably seek him out — women have almos…"

"Most American heroes of the Revolutionary period are by now two men, the actual man and the romantic image. Some are …"

"On rocky islands gulls woke."

"Just like the sun coming up yonder out of the sea, pushing rays of light ahead of it."

"He had never in all his life slept in a bed alone — much less a whole room."

"I knew he could learn — if he didn't get killed first. It was sink or swim for him — and happens he's swimming."

"After that Johnny began to watch himself. For the first time he learned to think before he spoke."

"A man can stand up to anything with a good weapon in his hands. Without it, he's but a dumb beast."

"Human relations never seem to stand completely still. This apple, for instance. It might ripen into something better …"

"We give all we have, lives, property, safety, skills ... we fight, we die, for a simple thing. Only that a man can st…"