Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world

You can boast about anything if it's all you have. Maybe the less you have, the more you are required to boast.

One of the laws of paleontology is that an animal which must protect itself with thick armour is degenerate. It is usually a sign that the species is on the road to extinction.

You can't slice up morals.

I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.

Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.

Men seem to be born with a debt they can never pay no matter how hard they try.