Small Towns Harbor Small Imaginations.

The Family Exists For Many Reasons, But Its Most Basic Function May Be To Draw Together After A Member Dies.

Are You Sure Self-pity Is A Luxury You Can Afford, Jack?

I'm Not The First Person To Have Said This - No Writer Ever Feels That The Execution Of A Book Lives Up To The Idea For That Book. The Execution Always Falls Short.

And If There Are No Cars Or Planes, And If No One’s Uncle John Is Out In The Wood Lot West Of Town Banging Away At A Quail Or Pheasant; If The Only Sound Is The Slow Beat Of Your Own Heart, You Can Hear Another Sound, And That Is The Sound Of Life Winding Down To Its Cyclic Close, Waiting For The First Winter Snow To Perform Last Rites.

You Must Not Come Lightly To The Blank Page.