Time just seems to fly away for a boy. That, I s’pose, is why one day you wake up suddenly and you ain’t a boy any longer.

If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that he has something of value to replace them.

Never knew a man not to be improved by a dog.

Texan is what you are, not what you were or might be.

Any time a boy is ready to learn about guns is the time he’s ready, no matter how young he is, and you can’t start too young to learn how to be careful.

You might as well learn that a man who catches fish or shoots game has got to make it fit to eat before he sleeps. Otherwise it’s all a waste and a sin to take it if you can’t use it.

A man can build a staunch reputation for honesty by admitting he was in error, especially when he gets caught at it.

GLORY TO GOD!

If you doubt your sanity, is that proof?

The dust was antique spice, burnt maple leaves, a prickling blue that teemed and sifted to earth. Swarming its own shadows, the dust filtered over the tents.

No man can ever raise above that that which he aims.

When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.

If there is no God, then I am God.

A whistle in the dark is still a whistle.

A man who has to go to the village to get the news hasn't heard from himself in a long time.

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.

I have friends in politics who really put the friendship to the test through their behavior.