People in Russia adapt to misery by a deep, deep humor.

I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.

There's an idea of the Plains as the middle of nowhere, something to be contemptuous of. But it's really a heroic place.

Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas in the long run.

Cursing dads are terrifying, you know? Cursing dads are - I don't know why, but no. It just doesn't seem to me that that would be funny. I mean it might be - you could try it and see. I suppose anybody just losing it and sputtering curses is pretty funny. But I think it would be more of a challenge, much more of a challenge, to make a cursing dad funny.

When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.

Sometimes travel is merely an opportunity taken when you can.