We have usurped many of the powers we once ascribed to God.

We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.

If a man ordered a beer milk shake, he thought, he'd better do it in a town where he wasn't known.

We gather our arms full of guilt as though it were precious stuff. It must be that we want it that way.

Fella in business got to lie an' cheat, but he calls it somepin else. That's what's important. You go steal that tire an' you're a thief, but he tried to steal your four dollars for a busted tire. They call that sound business.

Best thing is to get the words down every day. And it is time to start now.

A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody.