“Society always tries to enslave, imprison, and execute its greatest men, those who dare to stand apart and rise above.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“To me, a forest is just a bunch of trees, but lakes and rivers are alive. Water is to the land what… — Sam Torode Trees Copy Share Image
“Oftentimes, a truth is so big, so far beyond our understanding, that the only way we can grasp it is through a… — Sam Torode Humor Copy Share Image
“I was used to hiding magazines inside my Bible so I’d have something to read during Father’s sermons. I never would have… — Sam Torode Bible Copy Share Image
“It soothes our vanity to say that we failed because we’re too good, or that we’re broke because we’re too honest. But… — Sam Torode Character Copy Share Image
“So if Adam and Eve are the parents of the whole human race, where did Cain’s wife come from? After” — Sam Torode Adam and eve Copy Share Image
“But the wasteland of Illinois had driven me to Scripture reading.” — Sam Torode Bible Copy Share Image
“Did you ever stop to consider the person who first discovered milk? It took a lot of nerve to be the first… — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Remember--Adam was only God’s rough draft, but Eve was his masterpiece.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“The problem with a lot of church people, Craw said, is that they're trying to be holier than Jesus.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Lester was the obvious choice for pastor, I guess, since he’d sired half the congregation.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Behavior is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruits. We reap the harvest—sweet or bitter—of our inner garden.” — Sam Torode Habits Copy Share Image
“She must have been French, because she had more hair under her arm than I did. ” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Remember this, my boy. The two greatest men who ever livied-Jesus and Socrates-were both hoboes.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Take Tamar, for instance. She disguises herself as a harlot and sleeps with her own father-in-law, just to prove what a hypocrite… — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“Some people put more effort and money into the wedding day than they do into the marriage itself, then it’s all downhill… — Sam Torode Marriage Copy Share Image
“I assure you I’m quite harmless,” he said. “Unless prodded, provoked, or otherwise perturbed.” + + +” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“I left the room in a daze, wondering if this was all real-or if I'd finally gone insane from whacking the weasel.” — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“When Ruth spots a man she likes, she gets him drunk, strips off his clothes, and hops into bed with him. When… — Sam Torode Copy Share Image
“If the evangelist was right, this life was nothing more than a waiting room for the next. The only thing on earth… — Sam Torode Life Copy Share Image
“Bing Crosby and those fellows promised to love deeper than the ocean and higher than the stars for eternity. But who can… — Sam Torode Love Copy Share Image
“A child is like an unruly tree—in order to grow up straight, he must be pruned. ‘Raise up a child in the… — Sam Torode Children Copy Share Image
