174 Quotes by James Lee Burke

No matter what occurs in your life, no matter how bad the circumstances seem to be, you must never consider a dishonorable act as a viable alternative.

If we break promises to God, shouldn’t we be allowed an occasional violation of our word to our friends and superiors?

There’s enough evil in the human heart to incinerate the earth.

I leaned back in my chair, my fingers laced behind my head, and wondered at the complexities and contradictions that must have existed in the earth’s original clay when God first scooped it up in His palms.

Don’t let anyone tell you that age purchases your freedom from fear of death.

It’s a great burden, being one of the good guys.

Somehow sleep allows us to see clearly those very things that are obscured by the light of day.

No matter what the other side does to you, you grin and walk through the cannon smoke. It drives them crazy.

Why do I always feel like you’re trying to staple my umbilical cord to the corner of your desk?