To read Lucia St. Clair Robson is to learn while being thoroughly entertained. Last Train from Cuernavaca puts us through the tragic violence and political treachery of the Mexican Revolution and its consequences so intimately that we feel hunger, lust,… — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
Whether a character in your novel is full of choler, bile, phlegm, blood or plain old buffalo chips, the fire of life is in… — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
Aphorism, n.: A concise, clever statement you don’t think of until too late. — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
“He remembered another one of his mother's saying. It was back when she'd birthed Fanny, her tenth. Someone had siad it was about time… — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
For every time we regret keeping still, there are about ten times we regret speaking up. — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
“But then he remembered what George had told him about pain. You know what you can do, even if your body says quit. It's… — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
Probably the most honest "self-made person" ever was the one we heard say: "I got to the top the hard way - fighting my… — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
We pick bygone time up by the handfuls and, like clay, see if it feels right and then form it into stories about the… — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
To read Lucia St. Clair Robson is to learn while being thoroughly entertained. Last Train from Cuernavaca puts us through the tragic violence and… — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
If there is a rumor in the air about you, you'd better treat it as you would a wasp: either ignore it or kill… — James Alexander Thom Copy Share Image
