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 it with the first blow. Anything else will just stir it up. — 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
