Socialism is, in fact, a form of Christianity, people wishing to imitate Christ.

He had the air of a spy in a melodrama, missing nothing, liking nothing, looking forward to the great day when everything would be turned upside down.

Powers Hapgood had just come from court because there was some kind of dust-up on a picket line. The judge was so curious about him - coming from a rich family - why he would choose to live as he had. I guess you know what his answer was ..."The Sermon on the Mount, sir." That's important.

Anyone unable to understand how useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either.

We were all gun nuts and they were called varmints, crows were, because they ate grain and so did we.

The biggest laughs are based on the biggest disappointments and the biggest fears.

Much of the conversation in the country consisted of lines from television shows, both past and present.