Whenever I doubt the existence of God or the Goddess, I look at horses. Only God could have made a horse.

It really doesn't take brains to be a politician as much as it takes stomach. Both would be nice, but in America we have accepted diminishing returns in this arena.

Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.

No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people.

Show me a writer, any writer, who hasn't suffered and I'll show you someone who writes in pastels as opposed to primary colors.

Life matters more than any painting, novel, film, or great big diamond.

I write poetry. It comes naturally to me, but from a technical point of view it forces me to pay close attention to language and to scan.