I have a kind of respect - a worshipful attitude, even - for nature and the natural order and the cosmos and the seasons.

History passes the final judgment

But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.

I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things.

My autobiography was simply the story of my life.

I'm going to quit writing.

I had two roles for which I compromised.