Just across the Green from the post office is the county jail, seldom occupied except by some backwoodsman who has been intemperat...e; the courthouse is under the same roof. The dog warden usually basks in the sunlight near the harness store or the post office, his golden badge polished bright.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Known commonly as the jackass, this long-eared little creature is respected throughout the southwest--roundly cursed yet respected...--and here he is usually referred to by his Spanish name, burro. Because of his extraordinary bray, he is sometimes ironically called the "Arizona Nightingale."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Desert rains are usually so definitely demarked that the story of the man who washed his hands in the edge of an Arizona thunder s...hower without wetting his cuffs seems almost credible.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When offense occurred, Slaughter took the trail, and seldom returned with a live prisoner. Usually he reported that he had chased ...the suspect "clean out of the county"; these suspects never reappeared in Tombstone--or anywhere else.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Religious fervor makes the devil a very real personage, and anything awe-inspiring or not easily understood is usually connected w...ith him. Perhaps this explains why, not only in the Ozarks but all over the State, his name crops up so frequently.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The family is constantly changing, as each member changes. Some changes we recognize as developments, and the pleasure they bring ...usually makes us more adaptable. Some changes threaten, or disappoint other members, who may try to resist the change, or punish someone for changing.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Men talk, but rarely about anything personal. Recent research on friendship ... has shown that male relationships are based on sha...red activities: men tend to do things together rather than simply be together.... Female friendships, particularly close friendships, are usually based on self-disclosure, or on talking about intimate aspects of their lives.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It's usually the stupid people that develop long illnesses. You need more than indolence and selfishness, you need endurance to ma...ke a good patient.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »