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

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.

Life is sentimental. Why should I be cold and hard about it? That's the main content. The biggest thing in people's lives is their loves and dreams and visions, you know.

She was like a fire-cracker standing too close to a match: all potential energy, still wrapped up so neatly. He wanted to watch her explode. Hell, he was the match. He wanted to make her explode.

Your problem is only as big as you constantly interpret it to be.

Just don't be afraid of your mistakes because those mistakes can be the best way how to learn to do it right.

My trade and art is to live.

Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight.

Strength that goes wrong is even more dangerous than weakness that goes wrong.

Tell me about our legal issues. And use small words. I don't like to think at this hour of the morning. It hurts." ~Leo to Merripen

A piece of advice I would give to young actors - hang on to your family, and hang on to your reality - and hang on to your "real". Because you're going into the land of make believe.

The United Nations stands for the freedom and equality of all peoples, irrespective of race, religion, or ideology.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.