A good writer must have more than vin rosé in his veins, use more than Chablis for ink.

Balance, that's the secret. Moderate extremism. The best of both worlds.

Whatever we cannot easily understand we call God; this saves much wear and tear on the brain tissues.

No man-made structure in all of American history has been hated so much, by so many, for so long, with such good reason, as that Glen Canyon Dam at Page, Arizona, Shithead Capital of Coconino County.

Every moment is precious. And precarious.

Alaska is our biggest, buggiest, boggiest state. Texas remains our largest unfrozen state. But mountainous Utah, if ironed out flat, would take up more space on a map than either.

There is a fine art to making enemies and it requires diligent cultivation. It's not as easy as it looks.