I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question.

The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth

Barring love I'll take my life in large doses alone--rivers, forests, fish, grouse, mountains. Dogs.

The wilderness does not make you forget your normal life so much as it removes the distractions for proper remembering.

The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense.

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends.

In a life properly lived, you're a river.

Beware, O wanderer, the road is walking too.

Death steals everything except our stories.

Fishing makes us less the hostages to the horrors of making a living.

I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass.

Religiöse Menschen haben Rechte, Religionen nicht.

I wont cry, it'll be fine. I'll take my last breath. Push it out my chest 'til there's nothing left.

I love playing smart and tough and having funny lines.

I'm not invited to the Vanity Fair dinner where they watch the Oscars - or even the Oscars themselves - so I sit at home and watch it with a bunch of close friends.

if you take passionate interest in a subject, it is hard not to believe yourself specially equipped for it.

Today you can go to a gas station and find the cash register open and the toilets locked. They must think toilet paper is worth more than money.

We just cared more about connecting the world than anyone else. And we still do today.

Terror, terror, terror. Life was a reign o terror in the shadow of the guillotine.

Your heroes will help you find good in yourself.

I like people who can and like to make fun of themselves!