“They drove out of the driveway and onto the road, venturing forth into the horizon, spacious and empty, hanging before them blackly, and offering little else but the promise of the red morning sun.” — R.J. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“She sat at the little table, her expression like that of a child digesting failed plans.” — R.J. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“She looked at his face. So old and wrinkled. So beautiful and just right.” — R.J. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“When the people are not enlightened enough to exercise intelligent control, you take it from them, not to command their lives, but to create… — R.J. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“A smile leaked from behind the boy’s somber face, and then the thing withered like a little flower growing someplace infirm.” — R.J. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“On one side of the room, a middle-aged couple filled the boxes of a newspaper crossword puzzle, their faces lit with broad smiles, their… — R.J. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“He kissed her somber lips and said goodbye, and then he shut the door in her beautiful face against whatever sanity still nested in… — R.J. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“They rolled up the path, tree branches raking the windshield like angry wardens.” — R.J. Lawrence Copy Share Image