Trails to and Tales of Sanderson, Texas Quotes

“She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen in his young life… In the few seconds, that he stood there––dumb-struck, taking in her beauty. Will Wilson, fell, totally, hopelessly, in love with Mary.”
― Cleo W. Robinson Jr., Trails to and Tales of Sanderson, Texas

“I put a thirty-eight-special slug through the knob this morning... The killer was six foot-eight-inches tall, weighed about three hundred pounds, had long red hair, a full beard, was wearing a green and black plaid shirt... driving a brand new yellow and black school bus.”
― Cleo W. Robinson Jr., Trails to and Tales of Sanderson, Texas

“You stay here long enough, and you’ll become a certified character, too.”
― Cleo W. Robinson Jr., Trails to and Tales of Sanderson, Texas

“Every chapter in this story is a vignette of one of the residents of Sanderson’s lives. Sometimes these stories connect and intertwine; at other times, they merely fill in the gaps or shine a light on someone relevant to the larger narrative.”
― Cleo Robinson Jr., Trails to and Tales of Sanderson, Texas

“The Turner Café was a gathering place for the locals. Businessmen, merchants, active and retired ranchers, railroaders, law enforcement officers, and families made it part of their daily routine to stop by the Turner Café for coffee and conversation. Over the years, the café hosted many colorful, local characters, who trading their stories and discussed their lives and current events over coffee.”
― Cleo Robinson Jr., Trails to and Tales of Sanderson, Texas