We are kindred all of us, killer and victim, predator and prey, me and the sly coyote, the soaring buzzard, the elegant gopher snake, and trembling cottontail, the foul worms that feed on our entrails; all of them, all of us. Long live diversity, long live the earth!

To be everywhere at once is to be nowhere forever, if you ask me.

There is a deep, abiding, unshakable satisfaction in a life of complete failure.

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

The ever-rising cost of living: Someday soon, the corporate technicians will be locking meters on our noses and charging us a royalty on the air we breathe.

Grand opera is a form of musical entertainment for people who hate music.

When a writer has done the best that he can do, he should then withdraw from the book-writing business and take up an honest trade like shoe repair, cattle stealing, or screwworm management.