I am hopeful, though not full of hope, and the only reason I don't believe in happy endings is because I don't believe in endings.

This is the most beautiful place on Earth. There are many such places. Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind the image of the ideal place, the right place, the one true home, known or unknown, actual or visionary.

If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.

You long for success? Start at the bottom; dig down.

A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger.

Some of my ancestors fought in the American Revolution. A few more wore red coats, a few wore blue coats, and the rest wore no coats at all. We never did figure out who won that war.

Music clouds the intellect but clarifies the heart.