I will never demean myself to speak about my courage$$$ said Julien$$$ coldly$$$ "it would be mean to do so. Let the world judge by the facts."

I see a city in the desert lies<br>The vanity of an ancient king<br>But the city lies in broken pieces<br>While the wind howls and the vultures sing.

Julien felt himself to be strong and resolute like a man who sees clearly into his own heart.

Rhyming in itself is magic.

How long before both women and men are allowed to see self-respecting rebellion as a lifelong possibility?

Since learning causes our brains to grow new synapses$$$ I like to believe that the road is sharpening my mind and lengthening my life with surprise.

All of them had a restlessness in common.

I nearly always write just as I nearly always breathe.

There's an awful lot of inactive kindness which is nothing but laziness$$$ not wanting any trouble$$$ confusion$$$ or effort.

If a man ordered a beer milkshake$$$ he'd better do it in a town where he wasn't known.