Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all else, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word.

Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page a day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised.

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've always taken my hangovers as consequence, not as a punishment.

In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms

But think of the glory of the choice! That makes a man a man. A cat has no choice, a bee must make honey. There's no godliness there.

Father and son are natural enemies and each is happier and more secure in keeping it that way.