Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.
Duty doesn't need to call; it only needs to whisper. And if you heed the call, no matter what happens, you have no need for regret." Odd Thomas
I've since discovered that many human beings need no supernatural mentoring to commit acts of savagery; some people are devils in their own right, their telltale horns having grown inward to facilitate their disguise.
It was one of those rare times when remembering the dead was more inmportant than tending to the needs of the living.
I believe in the possibility of miracles but, more to the point, I believe in our need for them.
I can do what I need to do. I can get where I want to go, no matter how hard it is.
She lived for others, her heart tuned to their anguish and their needs.
Fear is a hammer, and when the people are beaten finally to the conviction that their existence hangs by a frayed thread, they will be led where they need to go.
I need those nukes, the chief said. I need them, I need them right now. I don't want to be an enabler, sir. I'd rather get you into a twelve step program to help you break this addiction.