Never did I fight for the poor. I fought against the rich--which of course isn't at all the same thing. In any case, the fighting was the point. You don't fight to become free--to fight is to be free. A man with a gun and the will to use it can't be mastered, he can only be killed.
James Carlos BlakeThe power of men like me does not come solely from our ability to kill--which is no small talent in itself, true, but neither is it as rare as gold. No, the true source of our power is so obvious it sometimes goes unnoticed for what it is: our power comes from other men's lack of courage. There is even less courage in this world than here is talent for killing. Men like me rule because most men are faint of heart in the shadow of death.
James Carlos BlakeJust imagine coming from people of two different races that had not a blamed thing in common except a love of blood in every which way. Imagine knowing your white daddy was a robber and killer just crazy with greed who raped your Indian momma who herself believed in cutting out people's hearts to please the gods and eating what was left of the victim.
James Carlos BlakeMen tend to remember the best things about the women they've loved and to forget the worst, which is why so many men make the same mistakes with women again and again. Women tend to forget the best things about the men they've loved and to remember the worst, which is why so many women become bitter about men.
James Carlos BlakeTags: men women relationships lovers attitudes
There's an old saying," Buck said. "A hundred things can go wrong in a holdup, and if you can think of fifty of them you're a damn genius.
James Carlos BlakeNow all the gang's dead except for me and Russell.
James Carlos BlakeIf the devil ever raised a garden, the Everglades was it.
James Carlos BlakeTags: devil first-sentence everglades
The family landed in the Western Hemisphere in the person of Roger Blake Wolfe, who arrived with a price on his head.
James Carlos BlakeTags: family first-sentence fugitive
A man who can laugh at himself is truly blessed, for he will never lack for amusement.
James Carlos BlakeTags: laughter amusement blessed
History is a record of human nature in action.
James Carlos BlakeTags: history human-nature
« first previous
Page 2 of 4.
next last »
Data privacy
Imprint
Contact
Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um Ihnen die bestmögliche Funktionalität bieten zu können.