It may sound corny, but what's wrong with wanting to fight for your country. Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?

The truth is that it's just really hard for me to get to sleep without a dog in my bedroom. I once had a dog named Beau. He used to sleep in the corner of the bedroom. Some nights, though, he would sneak onto the bed and lie right between Gloria and me. I know that I should have pushed him off the bed, but I didn't. He was up there because he wanted me to pat his head, so that's what I would do.

I don't need other people. I don't need help. I can take care of me.

Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whiskey. Whiskey is a slap on the back, and champagne's a heavy mist before my eyes.

Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight.

Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious.

After age 70, it's patch, patch, patch.