Under a quiet sky the planet turned, and horses ate, and men slept, and death waited for morning. — - Louis L'Amour

If you want the law to leave you alone, keep your hair trimmed and your boots shined.

When the raw, harsh liquor had cut the dust from his throat he looked up at a nearby

Characters have a way of taking on a life on their own, expressing themselves in the simple philosophy of their times, and expressing beliefs acquired through living, working, and being. Once characters are established, they become their own persons and the ideas of the characters are such ideas as they might have acquired in the circumstances of their daily existence.