There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto. - Cormac McCarthy

What could a child know of the darkness of God's plan? Or how flesh is so frail it is hardly more than a dream

You do not know what things you set in motion, he said. No man can know. No prophet foresee. The consequences of an act are often quite different from what one would guess. You must be sure that the intention in your heart is large enough to contain all wrong turnings, all disappointments. Do you see? Not everything has such value.

This country will kill you in a heartbeat and still people love it.