It is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it.

There’s a lot of things wrong with this country, but one of the few things still right with it is that a man can steer clear of the organized bullshit if he really wants to. It’s a goddamned luxury, and if I were you, I’d take advantage of it while you can.

A man has to BE something; he has to matter.

One of the few ways I can almost be certain I'll understand something is by sitting down and writing about it. Because by forcing yourself to write about it and putting it down in words, you can't avoid having your say on the subject. You might be wrong, but you have to think about it very intensely to write about it.

The first impression is always the right one. I rarely change my mind upward about people.

It was a maddening image and the only way to whip it was to hang on until dusk and banish the ghosts with rum.

Liberalism itself has failed, and for a pretty good reason. It has been too often compromised by the people who represented it.