Death is every man's final critic. To die well you must live bravely.

A good philosopher is one who does not take ideas seriously.

Filling out the form: Race? Human. Religion? Paiute. Occupation? Criminal anarchy. Hobbies? Survival with honor.

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.

Those who dream of the joys of living in a space colony should live in a space colony.

War: First day in the U.S. Army, the government placed a Bible in my left hand, a bayonet in the other.

I am happy to be a regional writer. My region is the American West, old Mexico, West Virginia, New York, Europe, Australia, the human heart, and the male groin.