We have never understood why men mount the heads of animals and hang them up to look down on their conquerers. Possibly it feels good to these men to feel superior to animals, but does it not seem that if they were sure of it they would not have to prove it? Often a man who is afraid must constantly demonstrate his courage and, in the case of the hunter, must keep a tangible record of his courage.

People don't want advice...only corroboration.

If we could learn even a little to like ourselves, maybe our cruelties and angers might melt away.

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

Money is not nice. Money got no friends but more money.

You know most people live ninety per cent in the past, seven per cent in the present, and that only leaves them three per cent for the future.

A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading, for a story has as many versions as it has readers. Everyone takes what he wants or can from it and thus changes it to his measure. Some pick out parts and reject the rest, some strain the story through their mesh of prejudice, some paint it with their own delight. A story must have some points of contact with the reader to make him feel at home in it. Only then can he accept wonders.