Bizarre as was the name she bore, Kim Ravenal always said she was thankful it had been no worse.

If men ever discovered how tough women actually are, they would be scared to death.

I never go to weddings. Waste of time. Person can get married a dozen times. Lots of folks do. Family like ours, know everybody in the state of Texas and around outside, why, you could spend your life going to weddings. But a funeral, that's different. You only die once.

No one in the United States has the right to own millions of acres of American land, I don't care how they came by it.

A writer's working hours are his waking hours. He is working as long as he is conscious and frequently when he isn't.

don't you hate people who say they're not complaining and then complain?

Roast Beef, Medium, is not only a food. It is a philosophy. Seated at Life's Dining Table, with the menu of Morals before you, your eye wanders a bit over the entrees, the hors d'oeuvres, and the things a la though you know that Roast Beef, Medium, is safe and sane, and sure.