“Don't be dismayed by the opinions of editors, or critics. They are only the traffic cops of the arts.”

“A book is never finished it's abandoned. ”

“What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins.”

“Men are not against you they are merely for themselves. ”

“Men are not against you they are merely for themselves.”

“Writing is easy: all you do is sit staring at the blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead.”

“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.”

“There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age.”

“Old age is no place for sissies.”

“Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.”

“There's something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the world really is, and how far apart we all are.”

“What is it about the sea? Is it because its there?”

“There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts.”