“As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a 'Near Great' even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then.” MayHas BeensWarTodayLeftPresidentThanksHistorianNow And ThenRecallsKoreanSurveysTerminologyTrumanKorean War Author:Thomas Frank
“A mother's love is indeed the golden link that binds youth to age; and he is still but a child, however time may have furrowed his cheek, or silvered his brow, who can yet recall, with a softened heart, the fond devotion, or the gentle chidings, of the best friend that God gives us.” GivingHeartMayChildrenStillsAgeMotherLove IsYouthDevotionGoldenGentleLinksCheeksRecallsBrowsMother's Love Author:Christian Nestell Bovee
“But now I rejoice when, in my winter studio, I can spread out my summer studies and recall through them the beautiful season and places which gave them being. Here the painter feels how small things may suggest the greater - the drop of water, image the firmament.” FeelsMayI CanBeautifulWaterStudyGreaterSummerSeasonsWinterStudiosSpreadPainterRejoiceRecallsSmall ThingsDrop Of WaterFirmament Author:Christopher Pearse Cranch
“Anybody can find out if he is a writer. If he were a writer, when he tried to write of some particular day, he would find in the effort that he could recall exactly how the light fell and how the temperature felt, and all the quality of it. Most people cannot do it. If they can do it, they may never be successful in a pecuniary sense, but that ability is at the bottom of writing, I am sure.” PeopleIfsWritingMayLightFeltCan DoAbilityEffortQualitySuccessfulParticularBottomBeing SuccessfulRecallsTemperature Author:Maxwell Perkins