“You know, my young friend, I will be ninety years old next year, and life is still a constant surprise to me. We never know what will happen next, what we will see, and what important person will come into our life, or what important person we will lose. Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always a drama, if not a tragedy. But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed.”
―
Mark T. Sullivan,
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“How do you find happiness?” Anna paused, then said, “You start by looking right around you for the blessings you have.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“The best thing is to grieve for the people you loved and lost, and then welcome and love the new people life puts in front of you.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“By opening our hearts, revealing our scars, we are made human and flawed and whole.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Nothing in life worth doing is easy,” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Sometimes happiness comes to us. But usually you have to seek it out.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Some loves never die.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“It all made Pino realize that the earth did not know war, that nature would go on no matter what horror one man might inflict on another. Nature didn’t care a bit about men and their need to kill and conquer.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Do what I sometimes do when I get scared: imagine you’re someone else, someone who’s far braver and smarter.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Someone very wise once told me that by opening our hearts, revealing our scars, we are made human and flawed and whole.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“One-way ticket to Las Vegas: three hundred fifty dollars. A week's stay at theBellagio while he convinced Nicki to give him this crazy job: eighteen hundred dollars.Cost of pizza to bribe his way into her apartment: fifteen bucks. Seeing her reaction to hisclaim that she didn't particularly affect him sexually: absolutely priceless.” ― Shayla Black, Strip Search
“Isn’t it strange how life is always taking you to places and to people you’re supposed to see and meet?” ― Mark T. Sullivan
“Maybe that’s all it takes for the future to exist, Pino thought. You must imagine it first. You must dream it first.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“The distance doesn’t matter. Just think about your next step.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“how can you survive what life throws at you if you cannot laugh and love, and are they not the same thing?” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“I’m Tekchin,” he said, exchanging an empty gourd for a full one. “The handsomest and most skilled of the Galantians.” This brought an immediate and loud moan from the other Fhrey. “That scar suggests otherwise,” Moya replied. “On both counts.”More laughter, louder this time. “Pretty and smart,” Tekchin said to the others in Fhrey. Persephone was thankful Moya couldn’t understand their language. A comment like that would have been tantamount to putting torch to tinder. “This?” Tekchin returned to Rhunic and touched his cheek. “Naw, this is a beauty mark given to me by a special friend. He’s dead now, of course, but he was a gifted opponent and aiming for my throat. I can assure you it proves my skill. So what’s your name, or shall I call you Doe-Eyes?” “Doe-Eyes? Seriously?” Moya rolled her same-said eyes in disbelief. “I would have expected something less sappy from a god. My name is Moya. Call me anything else and you’ll receive a second beauty mark.” Tekchin struggled but failed to resist smiling. Behind him, the rest of the Fhrey laughed once more. “God, eh?” Tekchin said. “Don’t get too excited. Apparently it’s only a rumor.” “I like you, Moya.” “Most people do,” she replied.” ― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Myth
“We never know what will happen next, what we will see, and what important person will come into our life, or what important person we will lose. Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always a drama, if not a tragedy. But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed. And we must have faith in God, and in the Universe, and in a better tomorrow, even if that faith is not always deserved.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Faith is a strange creature,” Schuster said. “Like a falcon that nests year after year in the same place, but then flies away, sometimes for years, only to return again, stronger than ever.” “I don’t know if it will ever return for me.” “It will. In time. Why don’t you come with me now? We’ll get you fed, and I’ll find a place for you to spend the night.” Pino thought about that, and then shook his head, saying, “I’ll come off the roof with you, My Lord Cardinal, but I think I’ll slip out after dark, go home to my family.” Schuster paused, and then said, “As you wish, my son. Bless you, and go with God.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“The small luxuries of life are how we survive what the mind can’t fathom.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“How do you find happiness?” Anna paused, then said, “You start by looking right around you for the blessings you have.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“The best thing is to grieve for the people you loved and lost, and then welcome and love the new people life puts in front of you.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“By opening our hearts, revealing our scars, we are made human and flawed and whole.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Nothing in life worth doing is easy,” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Sometimes happiness comes to us. But usually you have to seek it out.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Some loves never die.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“It all made Pino realize that the earth did not know war, that nature would go on no matter what horror one man might inflict on another. Nature didn’t care a bit about men and their need to kill and conquer.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Do what I sometimes do when I get scared: imagine you’re someone else, someone who’s far braver and smarter.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Someone very wise once told me that by opening our hearts, revealing our scars, we are made human and flawed and whole.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“One-way ticket to Las Vegas: three hundred fifty dollars. A week's stay at theBellagio while he convinced Nicki to give him this crazy job: eighteen hundred dollars.Cost of pizza to bribe his way into her apartment: fifteen bucks. Seeing her reaction to hisclaim that she didn't particularly affect him sexually: absolutely priceless.” ― Shayla Black, Strip Search
“Isn’t it strange how life is always taking you to places and to people you’re supposed to see and meet?” ― Mark T. Sullivan
“Maybe that’s all it takes for the future to exist, Pino thought. You must imagine it first. You must dream it first.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“The distance doesn’t matter. Just think about your next step.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“how can you survive what life throws at you if you cannot laugh and love, and are they not the same thing?” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“I’m Tekchin,” he said, exchanging an empty gourd for a full one. “The handsomest and most skilled of the Galantians.” This brought an immediate and loud moan from the other Fhrey. “That scar suggests otherwise,” Moya replied. “On both counts.”More laughter, louder this time. “Pretty and smart,” Tekchin said to the others in Fhrey. Persephone was thankful Moya couldn’t understand their language. A comment like that would have been tantamount to putting torch to tinder. “This?” Tekchin returned to Rhunic and touched his cheek. “Naw, this is a beauty mark given to me by a special friend. He’s dead now, of course, but he was a gifted opponent and aiming for my throat. I can assure you it proves my skill. So what’s your name, or shall I call you Doe-Eyes?” “Doe-Eyes? Seriously?” Moya rolled her same-said eyes in disbelief. “I would have expected something less sappy from a god. My name is Moya. Call me anything else and you’ll receive a second beauty mark.” Tekchin struggled but failed to resist smiling. Behind him, the rest of the Fhrey laughed once more. “God, eh?” Tekchin said. “Don’t get too excited. Apparently it’s only a rumor.” “I like you, Moya.” “Most people do,” she replied.” ― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Myth
“We never know what will happen next, what we will see, and what important person will come into our life, or what important person we will lose. Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always a drama, if not a tragedy. But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be alive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed. And we must have faith in God, and in the Universe, and in a better tomorrow, even if that faith is not always deserved.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“Faith is a strange creature,” Schuster said. “Like a falcon that nests year after year in the same place, but then flies away, sometimes for years, only to return again, stronger than ever.” “I don’t know if it will ever return for me.” “It will. In time. Why don’t you come with me now? We’ll get you fed, and I’ll find a place for you to spend the night.” Pino thought about that, and then shook his head, saying, “I’ll come off the roof with you, My Lord Cardinal, but I think I’ll slip out after dark, go home to my family.” Schuster paused, and then said, “As you wish, my son. Bless you, and go with God.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
“The small luxuries of life are how we survive what the mind can’t fathom.” ― Mark T. Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky
