A guy needs somebody―to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick.

I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion.

Thou mayest rule over sin.

I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.

There's a responsibility in being a person. It's more than just taking up space where air would be.

“Do you take pride in your hurt?” Samuel asked. “Does it make you seem large and tragic?” “I don't know.” “Well, think about it. Maybe you're playing a part on a great stage with only yourself as audience.”

A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner.