“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but if you want to hurt someone...way down deep, use words.” — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“Scientists say that these things evolved this way over millions of years." He shook his head. "That's a bunch of bunk. I don't think an animal can just all-of-a-sudden decide it wants to make light grow out it's butt. What kind of nonsense is that? Animals don't make light." He pointed to the stars. "God does that. I don't know… — Charles Martin Copy Share
“That’s life. You take the bad with the good. Rise up through it. Live in the midst of it. It’s the bad that lets… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“In my experience, it’s those words on the tip of the tongue that we most need to hear. They are the key. The thing that’s missing. But you can’t pull them out. They have to be offered. Freely. And they won’t be offered until the owner trusts you with them. And to do that means they’ve got to break through… — Charles Martin Copy Share
“Child," she said placing her head to mine and her callused fingers on my cheek, "you can whip it and beat it senseless, you… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“Ashley tried to speak. Tried again and still could not find the words. Finally she wiped her eyes, pressed her ear to my chest,… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“What do you want in a woman, in life?' I thought a moment...'The Rangers...we began to describe one another in a few simple words:… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“Of the six million species on the planet, only man makes language. Words. What's more--in evidence of the Divine--we string those symbols together and then write them down, where they take on a life of their own and breathe outside of us. Story is the bandage of the broken. Sutures of the shattered. The tappestry upon which we write our… — Charles Martin Copy Share
“People marvel at the genius of Mozart because he supposedly wrote "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" at the age of three and composed his first… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
