It was old President Diaz who said that nothing ever happens in Mexico until it happens. Things rock along from day to day, and then all at once you are caught up in a rush of unforeseen events.

Listen, here's what I'd like to do: I'd like to live in a trailer and play records all night.

You must pay for everything in this world one way and another. There is nothing free except the Grace of God. You cannot earn that or deserve it.

Time just gets away from us.

My Master of Arts degree means nothing at all to these monkeys and I have come to share their indifference.

I know what they said even if they would not say it to my face. People love to talk. They love to slander you if you have any substance.

But I had not the strength nor the inclination to bandy words with a drunkard. What have you done when you have bested a fool?

The wicked flee when none pursueth.

As he drank, little brown drops of coffee clung to his mustache like dew. Men will live like billy goats if they are let alone.

Lookin' back is a bad habit.

Nothing I like to do pays well.

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

May we all storm the gates of heaven for the souls of the anguished, that in their greatest time of need they will hear the gentle voice of God’s Spirit calling them to repentance.

That’s what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end.

It was a sad process for me to become a mom, and a long process. I felt so embarrassed that I couldn't have a biological child.

We have a revolutionary history to honor and uphold. Which was what Nelson Mandela did. He reminded us of that which we need to be reminded, over and over again, about our own best selves.

Do you live each day as if it's your first or your last? Either way you should probably have a diaper on.

I don't care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.

For me, I don't think I gravitate to listening to only dark music.

You can't open your presents 'til you write your thank-you letters.

A plant-based diet is more likely to produce good health and to reduce sharply the risk of heart problems, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, gallstones, and kidney disease.