Age focuses you. You are much better concentrated. There's more time when you travel less, don't do book tours, avoid interviews or public appearances. You walk the dogs, fish, hunt, cook and write.

The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth

Barring love I'll take my life in large doses alone--rivers, forests, fish, grouse, mountains. Dogs.

The wilderness does not make you forget your normal life so much as it removes the distractions for proper remembering.

The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense.

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends.

In a life properly lived, you're a river.

Beware, O wanderer, the road is walking too.

Death steals everything except our stories.

Fishing makes us less the hostages to the horrors of making a living.

I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass.

When Lincoln was asked if God was on the Union’s side, Lincoln’s unvarying response was that what was really important was whether they were on God’s side.

Perhaps it's simply the dual nature of marriage, the proximity of violence and love.

An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They done 'heard' bout you just what they hope done happened.

When they kissed she immediately felt his tongue, tensed and strong, pushing past her teeth, like some bully shouldering his way into a room. Entering her.

Love is the problem of an animal who must find life, create a dialogue with nature in order to experience his own being.

There seems to be a law that governs all our actions so I never make plans.

But you can't start over Only a boy can start over You and me Why, we're all that's been

Beautifully drawn, solid, compelling characters against a background so real and scary I left the lights on all night. It was great!

He hadn't a cent in his pocket, but he had faith !

I'm the fourth generation to be in show business. It's pretty neat; it's nice to have that family history.