A man with a beard was always a little suspect anyway. You couldn't say you wore a beard because you liked a beard. People didn't like you for telling the truth. You had to say you had a scar so you couldn't shave.

Like most passionate nations, Texas has its own history based on, but not limited by, facts.

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

The ancient commission of the writer has not changed. He is charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improvement.

I do want to make it very convincing. And the best way to do that is to put most of it in dialogue.

The break would never come as long as fear could turn to wrath.

Change was everywhere. People were gone, or changed, and that was almost like being gone.