"All the mysteries of the world seem normal after dark. If imagination shows dead thumbs aching for a ride, those dead…"

"Snowy owls come floating in from northward, while folks go to church on Sunday against the time when there’s some bet…"

"The world was changing, and it wouldn’t change back."

"It’s no big job to fool yourself."

"Her eyes held that long-distance prairie look, a look knowing wind and fire and hard times, stuff that either breaks …"

"Men build all kinds of worlds in order to defeat fear and loneliness."

"A lot of preachers will be glad this man is gone, and that’s one good thing you can say for him. He drove nice people…"

"The reason to understand history is not to avoid the mistakes of history—because some fool will make those mistakes f…"

"Courage, combined with stupidity, does not make successful soldiers."

"On top of the war talk, women were driving me crazy: the ones who said “no” and the ones who said “yes.” It got downr…"