Yes, there was music after all. The sound of the swamp rose up to him. The sound of frogs and crickets, of birds and 'gators, of life in every puddle and pond and knothole and leaf. I Travel By Night

I don't believe there can be any bad taste in creating a scene, only badwriting in handling it.

Once upon a time, man had a love affair with fire.

They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end.

Maybe crazy is what they call anybody who's got magic in them after they're no longer a child.

No one ever grows up. They may look grown-up, but it's a disguise. It's just the clay of time. Men and women are still children deep in their hearts. They still would like to jump and play, but that heavy clay won't let them.

Even the most worthless thing in the world can be beautiful, it just takes the right touch