Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was how well he provided for his children, and it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.

Accept that environment compromises values far more than values do their number on environment.

I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect.

I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.

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

I'm going to quit writing.