A man who can laugh at himself is truly blessed, for he will never lack for amusement.

Men tend to remember the best things about the women they've loved and to forget the worst, which is why so many men make the same mistakes with women again and again. Women tend to forget the best things about the men they've loved and to remember the worst, which is why so many women become bitter about men.

Violence is the most elemental truth of life. It's the central shaper of history, the ultimate determiner of whether A or B is going to get his way.

The shed of leaves became a cascade of red and gold and after a time the trees stood skeletal against a sky of weathered tin. The land lay bled of its colors. The nights lengthened, went darker, brightened in their clustered stars. The chilled air smelled of wood smoke, of distances and passing time. Frost glimmered on the morning fields. Crows called across the pewter afternoons.

If you’re afraid to defend your convictions because you might get your ass kicked for it, you’re not really fit to advocate for them.

The greatest tragedy that can befall a man is never to know who he really is.

A man who can laugh at himself is truly blessed, for he will never lack for amusement.