I appeal to you as a soldier to spare me the humiliation of seeing my regiment march to meet the enemy and I not share its dangers.

There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry.

Where did all these damn Indians come from?

If I were an Indian...I would greatly prefer to cast my lot among those of my people who adhere to the free open plains, rather than submit to the confined limits of a reservation.

The Seventh can handle anything it meets.

I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life.

Hurrah Boys! Let's get these last few reds then head on back to camp. Hurrah!

There are far more statues of soldiers out there than there are of civilians.

My purpose is to make my narrative as truthful as possible.

I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life

If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.

I think falling in love is like discovering the magic of books. You think to yourself, 'how was I living before this?

Southern DADDY—Dandy At Doin’ Diapers Y’all!

You're not good for me when you're not mine.

We need the private sector to create jobs. If the government could create jobs Communism would have worked, but it didn't.

There's a certain line between jokes and music and poetry that's a bit blurred in my mind.

Equal weights at equal distances are in equilibrium and equal weights at unequal distances are not in equilibrium but incline towards the weight which is at the greater distance.

The people on the edge of Hell were most afraid of the devil; for those already in hell the devil was only another and no one in particular.

It is true what Rimbaud said; If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind, at the waves. If the book can resist the ocean, then it exists. Otherwise, throw it away.