Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value, and you have a friend who loved you enough to give you his most valued possession.

A person's got to think, otherwise that person's no better than a trained seal balancing a ball on his nose. If only that seal could think, he'd know he was making a thousand children laugh.

I love Arkansas but I think Arkansas has its share of unlit minds.

Longevity can't be the only test of love.

Maybe...in a way, this coffee reminds me of something. Maybe...maybe only a philosopher or a mad man would make this connection, but it's a little like life. I mean it's powerful going down and that doesn't even take into account the aftertaste, which really takes getting used to.

And marking off time struck me as something like counting empty spaces—spaces you know can't ever be filled.

What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge?