We must get over wanting to be needed-this is the hardest of all temptations to resist

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

I know lots of people who are educated far beyond their intelligence.

It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.

There's no such thing as being too Southern.

The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.

Baptists never make love standing up. They're afraid someone might see them and think they're dancing.

It's better to have died a small child than to be a politician who gets caught in a scandal during a slow news month.

You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'

Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.

In all times, and all countries especially in those countries which are divided within by religious faith, there are always fanatics who will be well contented to be regarded as martyrs.

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, and I know of no substitute for the force and beauty of it's process.

The pain we cause will haunt our memories and eat at our souls. I do not seek forgiveness, only the emptiness of death.

Novel writing is World Building & Word Weaving (Neil Postman's terms).

The wall, safe haven for what is forbidden, gives a voice to all those who would, without it, be condemned to silence

The true way to mourn the dead is to take care of the living who belong to them.

The self is the resultant of the interest of the genes.

Sometimes when you smile, it's not because you're happy. It's because you're strong.

People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.