Now that I was compelled to think about it, reading was something that just came to me, as learning to fasten the seat of my union suit without looking around, or achieving two bows from a snarl of shoelaces.

I do much of my creative thinking while golfing. If people know you're working at home they think nothing of walking in for a cup of coffee, but wouldn't dream of interrupting on the golf course.

As I made my way home, I thought Jem and I would get grown but there wasn't much else for us to learn, except possibly algebra.

A man can condemn his enemies, but it's wiser to know them.

I didn't know how you were going to do it, but from now on I'll never worry about what'll become of you, son, you'll always have an idea.

They're ugly, but those are the facts of life.

With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.