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He liked to think that Heaven was what each person wanted it to be. He could see no future in lying around on a fluffy white cloud and listening to somebody playing on a harp, a picture of Heaven he had seen numerous

He liked to think that Heaven was what each person wanted it to be. He could see no future in lying around on a fluffy white cloud and listening to somebody playing on a harp, a picture of Heaven he had seen numerous times in one form or another. Even if it was that way, his personal preference would have run more to the fiddle.

Elmer Kelton
Music, Running, Lying
Elmer Kelton (2016). “The Good Old Boys and The Smiling Country: Two Classic Westerns”, p.169, Forge Books

A little honest swearin' wipeth away anger and bringeth peace to the soul.

Elmer Kelton
Soul, Littles, Honest
Elmer Kelton (2007). “Lone Star Rising: The Texas Rangers Trilogy”, p.104, Macmillan

Joaquin Jackson's frank and colorful account of his long career as a modern-day Texas Ranger thrills like an action novel, yet the stories are true, sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, but always gripping. I could hardly put the book down. . . .The writing is superb.

Elmer Kelton
Book, Writing, Texas

The Time It Never Rained was inspired by actual events, when the longest and most severe drought in living memory pressed ranchers and farmers to the outer limits of courage and endurance.

Elmer Kelton
Memories, Endurance, Events

I just write whenever I can.

Elmer Kelton
Writing, I Can

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