Kato looks ill. “I… It… Me…” He stares at the massive snake. “Big.”

The glory of the carpenter is the tables and chairs he manufactures

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.

I would say one must just keep working hard and not lose faith. You don't know when destiny is going to come your way, what opportunity comes your way.

People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.

If I don't terrorize, I'm not Pop.

People need encouragement to take action.

I have the most reliable friend you can have in American politics, and that is ready money.

But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from falling.

Story is a relationship between the teller and the listener, a responsibility. After the listening you become accountable for the sacred knowledge that has been shared.

And I am all the things I have ever loved: scuppernong wine, cool baptisms in silent water, dream books and number playing.