Water, water, water....There is no shortage of water in the desert but exactly the right amount , a perfect ratio of water to rock, water to sand, insuring that wide free open, generous spacing among plants and animals, homes and towns and cities, which makes the arid West so different from any other part of the nation. There is no lack of water here unless you try to establish a city where no city should be.

The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key.

Money confers the power to command the labor of others. Love of money is love of power. And love of power is the root of evil.

In the dog-eat-dog economy, the Doberman is boss.

Music is a savage art, a measured madness.

Most new books drop immediately into the oblivion they so richly deserve.

Life: another day, another dolor.