You can’t pick up and leave everything behind because there is too much sadness in the world and not enough places to go.

I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in two hours, I could do it in my sleep, it's like writing a grocery list.

If you've had good gin on a hot day in Southern California with the people you love, you forget Nebraska. The two things cannot coexist. The stronger, better of the two wins.

The love between humans is the thing that nails us to the earth.

That's one of the many things about having the bookstore that I adore. I can walk into the store and say to somebody, "I'm glad you're reading this book" or "I'm glad you're getting this book" or "Don't get that book. I read that book and hated that book. Let's get you this book instead."

The thing you can count on in life is that Tennessee will always be scorching hot in August.

Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.