I am often, I believe, praying for others when I should be doing things for them. It's so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see him.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

I know lots of people who are educated far beyond their intelligence.

It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.

There's no such thing as being too Southern.

The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.

Baptists never make love standing up. They're afraid someone might see them and think they're dancing.

It's better to have died a small child than to be a politician who gets caught in a scandal during a slow news month.

You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'

Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.

Our greatest priority as Christian parents is to gradually transfer our children's dependence away from us until it rests solely on God.

Christ came down to save us from a terrible hell, and any man who is cast down to hell from here must go in the full blaze of the gospel, and over the mangled body of the Son of God.

My mom cooked the same food every day - tortillas, beans and meat. If it was enchiladas, it was - tortillas, beans and meat. If it was burritos, it was still - tortillas, beans and meat.

All night, my face next to your mouth, I hold my breath, listening to yours.

Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.

There used to be a lot more politics in the Olympics, when the Soviet Bloc committed a lot of resources for propaganda purposes.

If you and I always agree, then one of us is redundant.

Being enthusiastic settles nothing.

I like what the internet offers: the ability to get people interested in your mind, and have a chance if you're not conventionally attractive.

When you write a novel, you make other people see your imaginary friends.