Faith isn’t always a comfort.
Even the hardest people can surprise you.
Don’t really matter how fancy the table is you’re sitting at. Everyone gets hungry.
Don’t need to live cheek by jowl with people who are trying to kill you.
A well-offered bribe can be an art.
A man stops writing to his woman for two reasons. Either he’s dead or he’s moved on.
A lot of men have been known to lose their resolve and bend an elbow at a bar.
A gunner’s knot is difficult to tie but impossible to undo.
A gentleman knows when he’s been bested and must step aside.