In my own book-signings, I find humility. It’s always humbling when people go out of their way to come visit with me and by some of my books.

It’s my opinion that only in times of utter depression or lofty peace is it appropriate to be creative.

Edgar Allan Poe’s writings showed me perfectly that there can be such fragile beauty and purity located in darkness and sorrow.

Give me a bottle of hard cider, a bowl of Peterson Irish Oak in my Neerup pipe, and please, above all, give my Henry David Thoreau’s Wild Apples. Do that and you will see a man contented.

The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad" but "good vs. good.

I earned a mater's degree in journalism and took the first job offered, as a sports writer. Instead of chasing my own fame, I wrote about famous athletes chasing theirs.

He may be old now, but he is still a hero in their eyes

Where you used to be there is a hole in the world which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime and falling into at night. I miss you like hell.

I've got a feeling, you know, that pensioners talk in a very different way when their kids and grandkids, aren't around.

There is nothing more dangerous than security.

I would love to get back to the big leagues as a coach, possibly a manager. I would love that opportunity.

The skin of all of us is responsive to gypsy songs and military marches.

There are aspects of love that I once undervalued. Kindness. Having a sort of honor when love is on the table.

Life is hard if you think it's hard.