“Fifty yards ahead of us, a doe had come out of the woods. She stepped delicately over one rusty GS&WM track and onto the railbed, where the weeds and goldenrod were so high they brushed against her...”

“Several times we had been very close to "it," but "it" just never quite happened. She always drew back, and I never pressed her. God help me, I was being gallant. I have wondered often since what w...”

“I can't understand why people use religion to hurt each other when there's already so much pain in the world.”

“What I know now is that gallant young men rarely get pussy. Put it on a sampler and hang it in your kitchen.”

“His mind is like that. On the inside, where he never smiles.”

“I was tired of just letting things happen to me and then feeling bad about them.”

“Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of ...”

“Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant.”

“If you find it difficult to get along with your boss, try to reason with him and talk through your differences. If that doesn't work, drive him to suicide and take over the company.”

“Use your special gifts to fulfil your divine purpose.”

“Be sure to understand the terms of any contract, before you sign.”

“If an eagle is teaching you to fly, ignore the advice of turkeys.”

“The land of easy mathematics where he who works adds up and he who retires subtracts.”

“At the age of 45, most days in Tucson were spent feeling like I was on the summit of Mauna Kea, as I was exhibiting debilitating health symptoms that corresponded to what I saw at very high altitud...”

“The hour is only long thus, if you've waited.”