Merle Temple > Quotes

“And that line will always be shifting and moving on you. Lots of cops never figure it out. They think they do, but it catches up with them, and they cross into the forbidden zone, rationalizing that it’s the only way. Then it’s the bottle, the pills, or nyloned flesh to cloud their mocking and accusing minds and to numb their cowardly hearts. Some go quickly; others just cut their own throats slowly by the lives they live, and they just waste away. Don’t let any of that happen to you!” Charles pleaded one last time. “I”
― Merle Temple, Deputy: Once Upon A Time In Mississippi (Prequel, The Michael Parker Series Book 1): Under contract with X-G Productions for TV Series

“Charles called out to him as he walked down the hall, “Oh, and one more thing! Remember that your partner will never let you down if your partner is Jesus! He’s the only one you can trust in a world where folks want to have their devil’s cake and eat it, too.” As”
― Merle Temple, Deputy: Once Upon A Time In Mississippi (Prequel, The Michael Parker Series Book 1): Under contract with X-G Productions for TV Series

“Forgive folks, friends. That’s when we are most like Jesus, and it’s so much easier than trying to drag hate around with you all the time. Man will wipe out fifty years of good over one mistake, but the Lord keeps an account for those who repent. We are like the moon, and He is the sun. We have no light, but we can reflect His. Kindle a fire; love your neighbor. And if you have to ask, ‘Who is my neighbor?’…well, you aren’t there yet.” Then”
― Merle Temple, Deputy: Once Upon A Time In Mississippi (Prequel, The Michael Parker Series Book 1): Under contract with X-G Productions for TV Series