, like "the road to hell is paved with good intentions."
By sunset, the man with the gnarled hands was covered in dirt. His back ached, and his breath came in ragged gasps, but the first row of "Clara’s Garden" was finally in the ground. INTENTIONS
It was the kindest thing anyone had ever said to him, and the most painful. He realized then that he had lived a life of "good intentions," which—as the old saying goes—paves a very specific, downward road. , like "the road to hell is paved with good intentions
He walked back to his car, drove to the local hardware store, and bought three dozen rosebushes and a shovel. He realized then that he had lived a
August 1995: Intended to take Clara to the ballet for our anniversary. (Work ran late. We ordered pizza instead.)