When the biggest, richest, glassiest buildings in town are the banks, you know that town's in trouble.

Simplicity is always a virtue.

What did Jesus say to the headwaiter at the Last Supper? 'Separate checks, please.'

I would not sacrifice a single living mesquite tree for any book ever written. One square mile of living desert is worth a hundred 'great books' - and one brave deed is worth a thousand.

One of the pleasant things about small town life is that everyone, whether rich or poor, liked or disliked, has some kind of a role and place in the community. I never felt that living in a city - as I once did for a couple of years.

Narrow-minded provincialism: Sad to say but true - I am more interested in the mountain lions of Utah, the wild pigs of Arizona, than I am in the fate of all the Arabs of Araby, all the Wogs of Hindustan, all the Ethiopes of Abyssinia.

You cannot reshape human nature without mutilating human beings.