Why is it that no other species but man gets bored? Under the circumstances in which a man gets bored, a dog goes to sleep.

To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something.

Before, I wandered as a diversion. Now I wander seriously and sit and read as a diversion.

Children notice things first, people later.

A good title should be like a good metaphor. It should intrigue without being too baffling or too obvious.

Bourbon does for me what the piece of cake did for Proust.

Why has the South produced so many good writers? Because we got beat.