But always, to her, red and green cabbages were to be jade and burgundy, chrysoprase and prophyry. Life has no weapons against a woman like that.

If it's freedom you want, come to Texas. No one there tells you what to do and how you have to do it.

Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets.

A woman can look both moral and exciting... if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle.

A whole roomful of Jews is like a charged battery. The vitality sparks seem to fly, and frequently the result is a short circuit.

here in Texas maybe we've got into the habit of confusing bigness with greatness.

Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.