Judgment Is Contained In The Act Of

Life Is A Helluva Thing. You Can See Trouble Coming And You Can't Do A Damn Thing To Prevent It Coming. You Just Got To Sit And Watch And Wait.

In The Beginning, Before The Arrival Of The White Men, I Had Considered Myself Neutral. I Had Wanted Neither Side To Win, Neither The Army Nor The Rebels. As It Turned Out, Both Sides Lost.

The Family Feuds Or The Village Feuds Often Had To Do With An Idea Of Honor. Perhaps It Was A Peasant Idea; Perhaps This Idea Of Honor Is Especially Important To A Society Without Recourse To Law Or Without Confidence In Law.

Judgment Is Contained In The Act Of Trying To Understand.

In A Way My Reputation Has Become That Of The Curmudgeon.