Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it.

Laine had been very proud of herself last night. Nicholas had talked about ghosts and magic and woven a bit of a spell himself. He’d sounded so convincing, so logical, so sad, that she’d found...

Tunney has all the makings of a hero – he was clean living, intelligent, polite, reasonably good-looking – but, like Lou Gehrig, he lacked the chemistry that stirred affection.

Human beings remember “firsts”- the first time something happens, or the begining of an experience- and we tend to remember “lasts” as well. So when you are about to make a critical/negative delivery , start...

He had measured five feet four inches of pure gamecock.

Virtue should always be colmingled with humor.