Yes, there was music after all. The sound of the swamp rose up to him. The sound of … - Robert R. McCammon

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How can you hope to recognize good and evil for what they truly are if you have no belief in a moral authority greater than yourself?

Robert R. McCammon

Yes, there was music after all. The sound of the swamp rose up to him. The sound of frogs and crickets, of birds and 'gators, of life in every puddle and pond and knothole and leaf. I Travel By Night

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We all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing to birds and read the clouds and see our destiny in grains of sand. But then we get the magic educated right out of our souls.

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Once upon a time, man had a love affair with fire.

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No one ever grows up. They may look grown-up, but it's a disguise. It's just the clay of time. Men and women are still children deep in their hearts. They still would like to jump and play, but that heavy clay won't let them.

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If someone is mean, harmful, or evil, they're out of my life. I cross them out.

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