“What fools are those who spend their time constructing defenses against things there are no defenses for.” — R.J. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Within her simple, terrified mind, swift calculations of distance and speed were at work, and her face advertised the disappointing results.” — 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
