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“Being magnanimous in victory usually worked, but to keep abreast of the situation he had to
pump the girl for all she knew. Was there a pang of remorse for his actions in his mind?
Possibly, but what choice did he have? If he wanted to survive, he had no room for weakness.”
― The Arbitrator
― The Arbitrator

“A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.”1”
― Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
― Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
“No one completes us. No one is our missing piece, our other half. We complete ourselves or fail to. No one else could be successful in that role because each of us is utterly unique. There isn’t another “you” anywhere on this planet. If you somehow feel incomplete, the answers aren’t out there somewhere. The answers are in the room. You have them. ”
― Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts---One Conversation at a Time
― Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts---One Conversation at a Time

“What? Are there two of them?” she asked. “Are we being invaded?” I laughed, but it was an understandable question given what she had just learned. “No, there is only one GERI. It’s something else. On Wednesday, when I let GERI out of the barn, I started the process of cleaning out the house. I found a ton of money under the floor in old Simpson’s closet.”
― Tom and G.E.R.I.
― Tom and G.E.R.I.

“Somebody got to think for women and chillun and cows. I god, they sho don’t think none theirselves… When Ah see one thing Ah understands ten. You see ten things and don’t understand one.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
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