You do know what I mean about Mom. It's like she radios into headquarters for Dad's feelings when she senses hers need backup.

People approach writers, assuming we pull a perfect text out of our nose each time (well spelled). Spelling is the least of it.

One makes discoveries about oneself but more often one makes up discoveries.

Facts do not become historical evidence until someone thinks up something for them to prove or disprove.

Knowing comes from learning, finding from seeking.

I'm against anything atheists represent because I believe in God.

An explorer of the universe is sexier than a musician.

I have more than one side of me that likes to get out on a stage and sing.

Innovation simply isn't as unpredictable as many people think. There isn't a cookbook yet, but we're getting there.

What I wish for myself is that I could be the kind of person who just goes, 'This is what I need,' and doesn't feel bad about it.

The art of living in a small town is one of the most difficult to acquire.

Only towards the end of this process are any of the chapters in fully readable condition, a state of affairs that used to alarm my wife. But Joan's got used to it.

I love Texas because Texas is future-oriented, because Texans think anything is possible. Texans think big