A distinguished man should be as particular about his last words as he is about his last breath. He should write them out on a slip of paper and take the judgment of his friends on them. He should never leave such a thing to the last hour of his life, and trust to an intellectual spurt at the last moment to enable him to say something smart with his latest gasp and launch into eternity with grandeur.

Every time I read a Jane Austen novel, I feel like a bartender at the gates of heaven.

Until I came to New Mexico, I never realized how much beauty water adds to a river.

Make your vocation your vacation. That is the secret to success.

The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.

We all belong to the nasty stinking little human race, & of course it is not nice for God's beloved vermin to scoff at each other... Oh, we are a nasty little lot-& to think there are people who would like to save us & continue us. It won't happen if I have any influence.

Tough times teach trust.