Ellen Cherry was from the south and had good manners. She didn´t have any panties on, but she had good manners.

If the novelist isn't surprised by where his book ends up, he or she probably hasn't written anything worth remembering.

Sharks are the criminals of the sea. Dolphins are the outlaws.

Meditation... dissolves the mind. It erases itself. Throws the ego out on its big brittle ass.

I believed in looking at people as individuals, not in groups. I hated groups; still do. And I saw particularly the university, the university artists really acted as a group. The others didn't so much, but the university people took advantage of that and behaved like a group, rather than as individuals. They had a lot of power that way.

We only rise above mediocrity when there's something at stake. p. 174

Religions lead us to believe that the soul is the ultimate family jewel and that in return for our mindless obedience, they can secure it for us in their vaults, or at least insure it against fire and theft. They are mistaken.