Look to the past to see what the future holds.

Love is a flame that burns everything other than itself. It is the destruction of all that is false and the fulfillment of all that is true.

Rule books are paper - they will not cushion a sudden meeting of stone and metal.

Approach life knowing there will be plenty to go around. Be generous.

I absolutely love being back in Nebraska and I love that my wife is able to experience a lot of the great things that made me love this place years ago. The lifestyle, the people.

I know that I am old, because even if I think I'm younger than everyone - but that's true - my way of hoping and continuing is that I am always in a younger position than the other one.

Stand guard at the door of your mind.

I'm not involved with the female world.

It's really difficult to know what is the best way forward when you're not getting a lot of support - and probably most writers aren't getting enough support.

I did a filmstrip on pollution in the Davison area as my Eagle Scout project and showed it around town. Businesses who were the polluters were mad at me.

Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it's a letdown after the show is over. It's done. Something you've worked on for months is just over.