As he moves through his day, sometimes he stops and just stares at me. There is something on the tip of his tongue. But he doesn't say it. I'm not sure he knows what it is.

There is no way to imagine what it feels like to be shot at. I will never be with him when he is the most scared.

Afghanistan changed him, but Iraq sculpted him.

To shame our sins He blushed in blood

Rain may cleanse the Earth, but it doesn't wash away our tears.

When your mother and your father are having a fight, do you want them to kill each other? Or do you just want them tostop fighting?

You can't expect to reap a harvest that you're not willing to plant.

It's them that takes advantage that gets advantage i' this world.

May these vows and this marriage be blessed.

More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity.

Just because you're a belter doesn't make you funny; it just means that's how your pipes are set up.

But I have a gut feeling on this and it’s not the oh-look-it’s-a-bright-shiny-world kind. (Tate)

I happened to take a photo, and there was my wife, my dog and my banjo, all in the same shot - and I thought, "Oh, that's like a family portrait right there."