I can write about all of these bizarre and funny characters in my book, "Diggin' Elroy, " because I know them better than anyone else. I have a little bit of all of them in me.

Often it takes more guts than skill to open doors. Once the doors get opened, then it's up to you.

You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.

I don't mind telling a dark side.

We will not be dictated to by men with less intelligence, energy, initiative and ambition than we ourselves possess.

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.

I was raised to believe that you're safe in God's hands. But I don't feel safe with myself.

We have to protect ourselves by doing our own homework.

The Master Mind principle: Two or more people actively engaged in the pursuit of a definite purpose with a positive mental attitude, constitute an unbeatable force.

When Demaratus was asked whether he held his tongue because he was a fool or for want of words, he replied, "A fool cannot hold his tongue.

Life is the only race you'll run where you don't know where the finish line is.