“Sometimes I know what my characters are moving away from or toward; more often I just wait and see. For instance, though I knew Sinkler in 'The Trusty' was going for water, I did not know that he would meet a fetching young farm wife until I got him into her front yard.” KnowsSometimesCharacterMovingYoungWaitingWaterWifeFrontsInstanceFarmsYardsMoving Away Author:Ron Rash
“My wife Ann and I had been digging during the day, transplanting lilies from the front of this abandoned farmhouse back down the road to where we live. We finished. She was tired and laid in the grass. I took a picture. The house is now gone. The walnut trees have been bulldozed and burned. I saw this picture the other day for the first time in years and realized how photographing life within a hundred yards of my front porch had helped me focus on everything I cared about.” YearsFirstsHas BeensHouseGoneSawsFocusWifeTreeFrontsHundredFirst TimeTiredMy WifeFinishedGrassAbandonedBurnedYardsDiggingLiliesDown The RoadPorchWalnutsFront PorchesWalnut Trees Author:Larry Towell
“There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.²” “Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me” Look what happens with a love like that, It lights the whole sky..”” MenYearsLooksChildrenLittlesSaidWholeLightHappensEarthMotherNextLostBoysSunFourWifeSeeingDoorsSkyCryHe ManNeighborGentlemanSatFour YearsYardsLapElderlyLittle BoysNext Door Neighbors Author:Hafez
“I'm married. I have three children. I have a mortgage to pay. The plumbing breaks and the yard needs trimming. However, what my wife and children need most from me is my passion for them.” NeedsChildrenPassionThreePayBreakWifeMarriedMy WifeYardsMy PassionMortgagePlumbingTrimming Author:John Eldredge
“I was always hurting to some extent, but never really cared about it. Now, I do care, because I have a reason to be healthy. I want to be able to chase my son around the yard; I want to be able to chase my wife around the house.” WantReasonCareAbleHouseHurtWifeSonHealthyMy WifeMy SonYardsI Do Care Author:Shawn Michaels
“Bluebeard, who said to Scottland Yard, How do I know how many wives I've killed? I'm not an accountant! Never got a dinner!” KnowsSaidKnow HowWifeDinnerYardsAccountants Author:Red Buttons
“Funny how a wife can spot a blonde hair at twenty yards, yet miss the garage doors.” WifeDoorsMissingHairTwentiesSpotsYardsBlondeGarageBlonde Hair Author:Corey Ford