We writers don't really think about whether what we write is good or not. It's too much to worry about. We just put the words down, trying to get them right, operating by some inner sense of pitch and proportion, and from time to time, we stick the stuff in an envelope and ship it to an editor.

Wal-Mart is going in and slaughtering [small towns] just as we once killed the buffalo.

Sing your song; don't let the bastards get you down.

Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone.

Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot.

America of the future will be all malls connected by interstates. All because your parents no longer can their own tomatoes.

Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don't put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and look upon their troops with a noble and benevolent and extremely nearsighted gaze.