The teachers of hell should be sent there first to be able to describe it accurately

The end of love looks like the beginning of war

Life is a dream. We wake up when we die

Christianity has so much taken roots among us that drunkards sing gospel songs on their way home

In leadership, the way up is down. Serve before you get served

You need to have the means to impose yourself

The only lesson you can learn from history is that it repeats itself

Women understand the workings of nature than men. They trust in their instincts while men consider this behavior weakness.

Peace is something you only have when your enemy is gone. Either after you have turned him into a friend or vanquished him

It's useless to disarm the hands, if the heart remains armed

A man should not compete with his wife in talk but in silence

Those very habits promoting emotional distance keep us from experiencing the love we so desperately long for and the love we are meant to give away.

Who is considered a great man is the one who can be the smallest of the small.

You got to face your evil, Hoodoo, " Zeke said. "If people don't face the danger that's seeking them, evil will find them first.

The fire is coming and even we are not safe in the grave.

I wouldn't touch Chimbonda with a barn door

You've got to be quick on your feet in this world if you want to survive. Though once you know the rules, it is not too hard to play the game.

I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn't hold 'em under long enough.

I have only one eye. Do you want me to look at the road or the at the speedometer.

I know I'm incredibly unpredictable, and that's the only thing I'm sure of.

Writing a novel is not so much a project as a journey, a voyage, an adventure.