“As she gobbled up the miles, big ravines appeared before her, their starving mouths open for the swallow.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“It’s bad luck not to believe in luck.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“Claire’s face looking pretty and serene, as if she were gifted with a madness that left her ignorant of worry.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“She looked at him, his black, depthless eyes like boiling wells of oil.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“She looked at his face. So old and wrinkled. So beautiful and just right.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“Never apologize for correct actions.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“When the people are not enlightened enough to exercise intelligent control, you take it from them, not to command their lives, but to create a safe depository for the ultimate powers.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“Her eyes flashed seven kinds of hell.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“You have to get angry in the face of bad situations. It’s the most effective way to escape the bridles of despair.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“He celebrated his solitude with a frown.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“The door closed and darkness claimed the room.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“At last, the clock settled in the right place.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“They waited and watched, while the clocks seemed to resist time.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“Within her simple, terrified mind, swift calculations of distance and speed were at work, and her face advertised the disappointing results.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“You get to take what this world gives you.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“Hopeful people are more easily controlled, but the volume must be managed. Too much hope leaves a person emboldened and resistant. Too little leaves them disabled and useless. But just the right amount of hope subjugates them. They cradle it like a dying ember, and they’ll do anything to keep the wind from extinguishing it. They’ll serve.”
— R.J. Lawrence
“Against ignorance, God Himself is helpless.”
— R.J. Lawrence