To read Lucia St. Clair Robson is to learn while being thoroughly entertained. Last Train from Cuernavaca puts us through the tragic violence and political treachery of the Mexican Revolution and its consequences so intimately that we feel hunger, lust, thirst, grief, and saddle sores, and admire anew the awesome durability and courage of the people of Mexico-- especially the women.
To read Lucia St. Clair Robson is to learn while being thoroughly entertained. Last Train from Cuernavaca puts us through the tragic violence and pol… - James Alexander Thom
To read Lucia St. Clair Robson is to learn while being thoroughly entertained. Last Train from Cuernavaca puts us through the tragic violence and pol…
- James Alexander Thom
A closed mouth gathers no foot. - James Alexander Thom
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Aphorism, n.: A concise, clever statement you don’t think of until too late. - James Alexander Thom
Aphorism, n.: A concise, clever statement you don’t think of until too late.
Whether a character in your novel is full of choler, bile, phlegm, blood or plain old buffalo chips, the fire of life is in there, too, as long as th… - James Alexander Thom
Whether a character in your novel is full of choler, bile, phlegm, blood or plain old buffalo chips, the fire of life is in there, too, as long as th…
We pick bygone time up by the handfuls and, like clay, see if it feels right and then form it into stories about the past. - James Alexander Thom
We pick bygone time up by the handfuls and, like clay, see if it feels right and then form it into stories about the past.
Too often we seek justice for just us. - James Alexander Thom
Too often we seek justice for just us.
If there is a rumor in the air about you, you'd better treat it as you would a wasp: either ignore it or kill it with the first blow. Anything else w… - James Alexander Thom
If there is a rumor in the air about you, you'd better treat it as you would a wasp: either ignore it or kill it with the first blow. Anything else w…
For every time we regret keeping still, there are about ten times we regret speaking up. - James Alexander Thom
For every time we regret keeping still, there are about ten times we regret speaking up.
Probably the most honest "self-made person" ever was the one we heard say: "I got to the top the hard way - fighting my own laziness and ignorance ev… - James Alexander Thom
Probably the most honest "self-made person" ever was the one we heard say: "I got to the top the hard way - fighting my own laziness and ignorance ev…
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