I don’t like coming over here at night, the girl said. The bayou is scary in the dark, all manner of things running wild out there.

You tell a soul or even God Hisself what you seen when the rougarou changes, or even that you met one, and a year ain’t passed, you’re liable to change to one yourself.

Not having any drink about ain’t the same as not understanding the need for one. Times like these change a body’s perspective.

Tastes change, Cherie. I find the older I get the more I like to be reminded of my youth.

War’s all either country knows, and everything seems to depend on it now.

I offer you your life, friend, and recommend you take it.

Lightening flashed again and again but above the shriek of the wind and the pounding hail they never heard the thunder.

Dead man shouldn’t have no fears. Makes his passing easier.

What one of us wants we all want. You a man of the earth as you are, you ought to have known we hunt in packs. And now I come to finish you.

She ran the harder and zagged more erratically, and in the wreckage left from the hurricane the girl misjudged her path and ran straight into the old well. She didn’t even scream.

You want a sermon? Jesus died and resurrected and then run off to Heaven to leave us sinners here. Amen.

Don't be your own devil.

There's no such thing as having something to fall back on in life, there's passion, talent, skills, compassion and purpose. Choice is a prerequisite

In order to win, you must play your best golf when you need it most, and play your sloppy stuff when you can afford it. I shall not attempt to explain how you achieve this happy timing.

Don't mix wine and women.

There is a quickness of perception in some, a nicety in the discernment of character, a natural penetration, in short, which no experience in others can equal.

There's a leadership gap in the modern business world. Young professionals need to step up to the challenge.

The people that live in my hometown do not walk along the street with smiles on their faces. It is a desperate place, but I got out.

It seems like every new corner we turn, the Rockefellers are already there. And in some cases, they have been there for a long, long time.

I am asham'd that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace.