“Over me hangs a silver canopy of stars, like the diamonds set in chandeliers out East. But I'd take these stars and the pines stretching tall enough to rake them out of the dark sky over those diamonds any day. The beautiful stillness of the night overtakes me and my eyes well with tears. There is nothing more beautiful than one's home, one's stars, and the smell of the trees standing like sentinels around the land you love.” HomeStarsThe Beautiful OnesChristobal NewtonFantasy WesternKnights Of Tin And Lead Book:The Beautiful Ones Source: The Beautiful Ones
“They tell you, when you join the army—when you sit at those rigid desks at the academy, studying the brilliant strategists of the past—that one day you will reach your impossible choice. Twenty-three years, and I’ve reached mine.” ArmyAcademyImpossible Choice Book:The Rivers Lead Home and Other Stories Source: The Rivers Lead Home and Other Stories