When a man ain't got no ideas of his own, he'd ought to be kind o' careful who he borrows 'em from.

It was neither preaching nor praying that made a better man of me, but one or two people who believed in me better than I deserved, and I hated to disappoint them.

When a man ain't got no ideas of his own, he'd ought to be kind o' careful who he borrows 'em from.

It may be that them whose pleasure brings you into this world owes you a living, but it don't mean the world is responsible.

I thought there should in truth be heavy damages for malpractice on human souls.

With a gun against my belly I... I always smile.

When you can't have what you choose, you just choose what you have.