“we can’t stop loving our fellow man, Pino, because we’re frightened. If we lose love, all is lost.” — Mark T. Sullivan Fellow man Copy Share Image
“in a matter of seconds, his faith in God, in life, in love, and in a better tomorrow drained away to empty.” — Mark T. Sullivan Better tomorrow Copy Share Image
“You start by looking right around you for the blessings you have. When you find them, be grateful.” — Mark T. Sullivan Blessings Copy Share Image
“Right there—listening and complimenting—you’re ahead of eighty percent of every guy on the face of the earth.” — Mark T. Sullivan Nature Copy Share Image
“Maybe that’s all it takes for the future to exist, Pino thought. You must imagine it first. You must dream it first.” — Mark T. Sullivan Dream Copy Share Image
“For what? Putting your boot on another man’s head and stealing him blind, until someone with a bigger boot comes along to… — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Pino was seized by something much more compelling and primal, as if Anna were not human but a spirit, a melody, a… — Mark T. Sullivan Love Copy Share Image
“How do you find happiness?” Anna paused, then said, “You start by looking right around you for the blessings you have. When… — Mark T. Sullivan Blessings Copy Share Image
“in the game of life, it is always preferable to be a man of the shadows, and even the darkness, if necessary.… — Mark T. Sullivan Darkness Copy Share Image
“To be young and in love. Isn’t it remarkable that something like that can happen in the middle of a war? It… — Mark T. Sullivan Fair Copy Share Image
“But now, my people will starve.” “Some might,” Leyers said. “But I answer to a greater authority. Any lack of enthusiasm for… — Mark T. Sullivan Fitness Copy Share Image
“When you have done men favors, when you look out for others so they can prosper, they owe you. With each favor,… — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Uncle Albert fished in a canvas bag for bread, wine, cheese, and dried salami. The Beltraminis broke out five ripe cantaloupes. Pino’s… — Mark T. Sullivan Food Copy Share Image
“Anna said. “I’m a student of happiness, you know. It’s all I really want—happiness, every day for the rest of my life.… — Mark T. Sullivan Better tomorrow Copy Share Image
“Let not your hearts be troubled,’” the cardinal of Milan said. “Those six words of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, are… — Mark T. Sullivan Six Word Copy Share Image
“How do men think of such wickedness?” Anna asked as wax dripped down the candle and pooled about the holder. “Don’t they… — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“It would be surprising if you didn’t hate me for what I’ve had to do today. A part of me hates myself.… — Mark T. Sullivan Hate Copy Share Image
“It came in rose fingers that fanned across a blue sky framed by snowcapped mountains” — Mark T. Sullivan Blue sky Copy Share Image
“All great things come from love, don’t they?” “I guess they do,” Anna said, and looked away. “The worst things, too.” — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Do what I sometimes do when I get scared: imagine you’re someone else, someone who’s far braver and smarter.” — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
