I think that in order to write really well and convincingly, one must be somewhat poisoned by emotion.

Emma McChesney was engaged in that nerve-wracking process known as getting things out of the way. When Emma McChesney aimed to get things out of the way she did not use a shovel; she used a road-drag.

There are only two kinds of people in the world that really count. One kind's wheat and the other kind's emeralds.

There's no sauce for play like work.

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

It's difficult to write a really good short story because it must be a complete and finished reflection of life with only a few words to use as tools. There isn't time for bad writing in a short story.

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