O The irony of man, he thinks he's past generation did not repeat the same way of thinking, either intelligently or foolishly.

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.

I begin with writing the first sentence—and trusting to Almighty God for the second.

Adventure, like beauty, is very much in the eye of the beholder.

Human nature is the same in all professions.

When a man finds the one woman who is right, it scarcely matters what else is wrong.

Did you know, ma'am, that our mutual friend can say "kiss my arse" in six languages?

I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me.

We all have pain, Wes. It isn't life without it. What matters in life isn't that we escape pain. What matters is that we overcome it.

I enjoy books. No room is fit for occupation without a lining of books.

...but the tenure of friendships has never been governed by the passage of time.

Other dancers weave through our lives, sometimes stirring our deep soul's fires.

Damn. It looks to me like I just missed the best reunion since Sherman got together with Atlanta.

Make a technical contribution; innovate, don't emulate.

Lord Help the Mister that comes between Me and My Sister.

I could invent another world. I'm not terribly keen on this one.

I'm a big believer that it doesn't matter what you call your company, nobody ever notices.

I try not to think the song to death. The main criteria is if it's working on an emotional level.

We must labor unceasingly to render our piety reasonable, and our reason pious.

danger is a biologic necessity, like dreams. if you face death, for that time, for the period of direct confrontation, you are immortal.