One Great Moment

"Besides, there's more room ..."

“Besides, there’s more room …”

–From a tribute by Mary Lou Logsdon, a spiritual advisor and writer in St. Paul, Minnesota, upon the death of a friend
"Go out, little book, into the world."

“Go out, little book, into the world.”

—From an interview with author Margaret Atwood
... that he who does good ...

… that he who does good …

—From the novel "North Woods" by Daniel Mason
"...last straws and camels' backs..."

“…last straws and camels’ backs…”

—Charles P. Pierce (paraphrased) on college basketball coach Bobby Knight
"History is a merciless judge."

“History is a merciless judge.”

—David Grann in his nonfiction book "Killers of the Flower Moon"
"Now is the winter ..."

“Now is the winter …”

—Name that source: Subversive literature in a raunchy, slapstick comedy
"Are you writing this down?"

“Are you writing this down?”

—An 11-year-old in Wichita, Kansas, challenging a journalist
"... it's not terribly unusual to see grown men crying ..."

“… it’s not terribly unusual to see grown men crying …”

— Cynthia Barnes of Denver Westword in her obit of a local bartender
"...just how astonishing this particular moment really is."

“…just how astonishing this particular moment really is.”

—Peter Baker of The New York Times on the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump
Divining the "fantastical sea creatures" on the political horizon

Divining the “fantastical sea creatures” on the political horizon

—New York Times chief political analyst Nate Cohn on the possibilities of indictments against Donald J. Trump