Were I not a king, I would be a university man.

A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.

The woman had looked into the abyss and then walked out across it.

He removed his unvaluable valuables and dumped his shirt, pants, and skivvies into a letter slot.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

He understood well enough how a man with a choice between pride and responsibility will almost always choose pride--if responsibility robs him of his manhood.