The Outcasts of Poker Flat and Other Stories Quotes

“There was a Sabbath lull in the air, which, in a settlement unused to Sabbath influences, looked ominous.”
― Bret Harte, The Outcasts of Poker Flat and Other Stories

“Tommy, you're a good little man, but you can't gamble worth a cent. Don't try it over again.' He then handed him his money back, pushed him gently from the room, and so made a devoted slave of Tom Simson.”
― Bret Harte, The Outcasts of Poker Flat and Other Stories

“Luck is a mighty queer thing. All you know about it for certain is that it's bound to change. And it's finding out when it's going to change that makes you.”
― Bret Harte, The Outcasts of Poker Flat and Other Stories