And I really do think that the difficulty of research makes it more real to you than punching a thing to find out how many men were killed at this particular action.

Before the war it was always the United States *are*, after the war it was the United States is... it made us an is.

The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things... It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads.

If you want to study writing, read Dickens. That's how to study writing, or Faulkner, or D.H. Lawrence, or John Keats. They can teach you everything you need to know about writing.

People make a grievous error thinking that a list of facts is the truth. Facts are just the bare bones out of which truth is made.

When you grow up in a totally segregated society, where everybody around you believes that segregation is proper, you have a hard time. You can't believe how much it's a part of your thinking.

A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.

As a Southerner I would have to say that one of the main importances of the War is that Southerners have a sense of defeat which none of the rest of the country has.

I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.

I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.

Longevity conquers scandal every time.

God is a hoax.Religion is a scam.Religious politics is a slaughter house.

So to answer your question, I'm not entirely sure how I ended up where I am today, in the sense that nobody in my family is an actor. It just happened by mistake.

A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times.

I had Lana and she was the number one player on my team

Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story.

You should make your diet one that best fits you and how you feel. Listen to your body. The most important thing is to exercise, drink lots of water, and take really good care of yourself.

I can't help what I sound like. What I sound like is what i am. You know? I cannot be anything other that what I am.

We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.

Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.

Every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony.