Rocky Mountain Saint Quotes

“Lambskins Hat said, “I will consider what we must do to walk in beauty.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“Anyone that chooses to make his own way without using the wisdom of those that have gone before will usually fail and fail miserably. Man does not have enough lifetime to make all the same mistakes over and over again, wisdom chooses to profit from the mistakes of others and make greater progress than those that have gone before.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“Richards put his hand on Tate's shoulder, saying nothing, but meaning everything. That's the way it is between men that are good friends and have been through the fire, a hand on the shoulder says more than words could express.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“Never one to look for a fight, there just wasn't any back-up in him.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“Her thoughts went to the difficult decision that had brought them to this place and would all too soon be the cause of their parting. The sacrifices parents made for their children often brought heartache and even hardship, but the love of a mother or father for their children knew no limits.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“But if Jesus had done that, the price for our sin would not have been paid! Jesus went to the cross to pay a debt he did not owe, because we, you and I, owed a debt we could not pay!”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“The Milky Way arched over the night sky as if showing the trail of eternity with a myriad of sparkling diamonds paving the way.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“was the rationale of the cowardly and selfish, those that always found a way to justify their choices and decisions afterwards. The world has always been full of people that rode on the coattails of the brave and the enterprising that made decisions in the instant of need, and the new west of the territories was no different. Many of the pilgrims that set out to pioneer the new lands would turn back because of hardships, and others would simply give up because they were unprepared, physically and mentally, to face up to the challenges of a new world. It was the few individuals that always found a way to do right and were willing to make the sacrifice necessary, no matter the circumstances, that would build a strong and free nation.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“After that, she understood the way of the natives, to thank the Creator for the gift of life and to thank the animal for its sacrifice. The”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart, and that’s what I meant when I said you have to believe it with your whole heart, you can’t just try it out to see if you like it, with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. And on down in verse 13, For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. “See, my friend. It’s that simple. God made it simple so everyone could understand it. We’re sinners, we deserve hell forever, but God bought us the free gift of eternal life, and all we have to do is accept it, believing with our whole heart, and we will have it. That, my friend, is life eternal in Heaven with God and your mother. Would you like to do that?” Hoback hung his head again, then lifted his tear-filled eyes to Tate, “Yassuh, I would.” Tate led the big man in a simple prayer, asking God’s forgiveness and asking for the free gift of eternal life. When the amens were said, Hoback lifted his face, smiling and reached out to shake Tate’s hand. Tate looked down to see his hand disappear in the big ham-hock fist of Hoback and grinned, as Hoback said, “Thank you, thank you.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“O.K., Maggie. You will note, we have no clocks, hourglasses, or even calendars. Time is measured in years, seasons, or even phases of the moon. But, we have no way of keeping track of what month or day it is, except our own memories. Now, as to when we'll get somewhere, there's just no telling. Because, we don't even know where we're going, so we don't know when we'll get there. I can tell you this. If we're careful, and fortunate, and the Good Lord is willing, we will make it to someplace to camp for the night, and hopefully have something to eat before we try to get some sleep. And if we're careful, and fortunate, and the Good Lord is willing, we'll wake up in the morning and start again. Everything in this country will either stick you, sting you, bite you, kick you, claw you, pluck your eyes out or try to kill you. And if that doesn't get you the weather will try to drown you, bake you, freeze you, or bury you. So, if we're careful, and fortunate, and the Good Lord is willing, we'll make it somewhere, but for right now, I just don't know where.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“This was the man that had blustered his way around everyone, giving the appearance of bravery and boldness, but now when he was facing the grim reaper, he had turned to a whining and fearful coward. Such is the case with many a man that faces the reality of death knowing he has made no provisions to prepare for his eternity.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“Tatum, again turned around in his seat to look back at his friends, said, "It's what they call frontier freedom Lizzie. Sumpin' ya' gotta fight for ever' day. If'n the Indians don't take it from you, the critters or the mountains will. Freedom ain't easy, ain't never easy.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“The central compound was ringed with tipis, all with the entry facing the East and the first light of the day.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series

“But true character cannot remain buried under any circumstances. It is the lack of character and its companion, morals, that make a man what he is, but all too often others judge a man by his possessions, position, appearance or power, believing these things are gained by good works and sound judgment.”
― B.N. Rundell, Rocky Mountain Saint: The Complete Series