Pale Horse Coming Quotes

“That South occupied by our population of color, sir. Our Negroes. They say you are the rare white lawyer who is fair to the man of Negro blood.” “Well,” said Sam, somewhat taken aback, “if by that they mean that as a prosecuting attorney I laid the same force of law against white as against black, then they are correct. I believe in the law. But do not understand me too quickly, sir. I am not what you might call a race champion. I am not a hero of the Negro, nor do I ever mean to be. I believe history has dealt our American Negroes a sorry hand, as do many people. But I also believe that sorry hand will have to be corrected slowly. I am not one for tearing things down in service to various dubious moral sentiments, which in fact would turn my own race against me, which would unleash the savagery of the many embittered whites of the South against the poor Negro, which would in fact result in destruction everywhere. So, Mr. Trugood, if you thought I was someone to lead a crusade, change or challenge a law, throw down a gauntlet, burn a barn, sing a hymn, or whatever, why, I am not that man, sir.”
― Stephen Hunter, Pale Horse Coming

“tore”
― Stephen Hunter, Pale Horse Coming

“need new nightmares to replace the old ones.”
― Stephen Hunter, Pale Horse Coming

“Johnny D. had it best of all, that sense of masterly command,”
― Stephen Hunter, Pale Horse Coming

“maybe some of them black fellows can help you with the stretcher, and head”
― Stephen Hunter, Pale Horse Coming

“They were eyes made for laughter, but not raucous yuks; rather, for the laughter of wit, of erudition, of the bon mot.”
― Stephen Hunter, Pale Horse Coming

“That is why heroes are always so tragic, in the end. They are alone.”
― Stephen Hunter, Pale Horse Coming