I sometimes subscribe to the belief that all historical events occur simultaneously, like a dream in the mind of God. Perhaps it… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“Sometimes your luck runs out and you have to accept that the life you planned was a dream written on water.” — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
In the alluvial sweep of the land, I thought I could see the past and the present and the future all at… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
Then the sun broke above the crest of the hills and the entire countryside looked soaked in blood, the arroyos deep in… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
But the participants [in war] never forgot the details of their experience, and like the Wandering Jew, they were condemned to remain their own… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“A wet cigarette butt clung to my cheek like a mashed cockroach. I could smell whiskey and beer in my clothes and Gable’s blood… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“And I suppose that what I have learned is a lesson that the years, or self-concern, had begun to hide from me, namely, that… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“The Homeric Epic does not have to be discovered inside a book; it begins just west of Fort Worth and extends all the way… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“The best moments in life are not the kind many historians record.” — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“I would almost forget about Ida Durbin. But a sin of omission, if indeed that's what it was, can be like the rusty head… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
The best thing about being a best-selling writer is being a best-selling writer. More seriously, today I can write full time and pay the… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
If there is any human tragedy, there is only one, and it occurs when we forget who we are and remain silent while a… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
I sometimes subscribe to the belief that all historical events occur simultaneously, like a dream in the mind of God. Perhaps it is only… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“When a man molests a woman or girl, he steals her identity. You don't know who you are anymore. You don't have an address… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
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