By: Max Brand

“Love is worse than bullets for some men.”

By: George Gurdjieff

Occupied with actualizing “active being-mentation.”

By: Max Brand

“The whole world is agin him — the law an’ the outlaws.”

By: Francis Stevens

“Your strength is really almost limitless!”

By: George Gurdjieff

On this trans-space ship was Beelzebub…

By: Max Brand

“Now we’ll have that black devil on our hands again.”

By: Francis Stevens

“What are you all made of?” I gasped. “Cork?”

By: Max Brand

“She’s mine — all mine!”

By: Francis Stevens

I picked him up from the ground as you would a kitten.

By: Max Brand

“Shoot and be damned!” said Haines sullenly.

By: Francis Stevens

“I’m afraid I’ve spoiled your engine.”

By: Max Brand

“Whistlin’ Dan Barry is the man!”

By: Francis Stevens

And then, in my horror, I did a mad thing.

By: Max Brand

“I’m too old to have a young man damned for my sake.”

By: Francis Stevens

He was holding what looked like a peculiar piece of metal.