I think that people that are not sensitive, who seem to bang through life, do survive, but I don't think they get the really soaring feelings that people who are more artistically bent can get.

People cain't help being what they are any more than a skunk can help being a skunk. Don't you think if they had their choice they would rather be something else? Sure they would. People are just weak.

That's what I'm living on now, honey, dreams, dreams of what I used to do.

I wonder how many people don't get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to be with.

The food in the South is as important as food anywhere because it defines a person's culture.

By the way, is there anything sadder than toys on a grave?

Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome.