The secret of being a successful writer is--write. Every writer deserves that chance.

If there's one thing I've learned, it is to never give up--no matter what your circumstances are. Giving up doesn't solve anything.

I refuse to give up when things go wrong because there is always a sliver lining behind the cloud.

To the bachelor, the language of women is mystery. In those matters, a married man is already a scholar

Procrastination at the start and sometimes during the project meant there wasn’t time to execute the plans well enough.

A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

When I heated my home with oil, I used an average of 800 gallons a year. I have found that I can keep comfortably warm for an entire winter with slightly over half that quantity of beer.

I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.

This was never any place I was meant to be. This isn’t a place for me.

Public problems collapse into the limited and depoliticized register of private issues.

She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow.

Mud and water and the stumps of trees. In every direction that was all there was. Bodies fell, but the trees died standing up.

This is a time to unify, this is a time to heal.