“Myron settled back behind a shrub. There were lots of shrubs around here. Everywhere one looked. there were shrubs of various sizes and shapes and purposes. Rich blue bloods must really like shrubs, Myron decided. He wondered if they had any on the Mayflower.”
“Real Christianity comes with persecution. Sadly, the persecution will not come from the world.”
“...the feelings that pass between us are deeper than fleshly touches...”
“though what bird in the best of circumstances does not look a little stricken?”
“Trusting the resolve in my heart is but a stepping stone to the future I now see clearly.”