I love America because it is a confused, chaotic mess - and I hope we can keep it this way for at least another thousand years. The permissive society is the free society.

Why is it that the destruction of something created by humans is called vandalism, yet the destruction of something created by God is called development?

Ah yes, the head is full of books. The hard part is to force them down through the bloodstream and out through the fingers.

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.

When the situation is desperate, it is too late to be serious. Be playful.

Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast... a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure.

Life is too tragic for sadness: Let us rejoice.