I shall tell them this story against the background of the county I grew up in and along the river I know and do not love very much. For I have discovered that there are other rivers.

“I know, Ma. I'm a-tryin'. But them deputies- Did you ever see a deputy that did…”

“A plan is a real thing, and things projected are experienced. A plan once made …”

“Life cannot be cut off quickly. One cannot be dead until the things he changed …”

“The direction of a big act will warp history, but probably all acts do the same…”