I Have Dictated Stories From An Airport

These Were People... Who Built Redwood Decks On Their Mobile Homes And Have No Idea That Smart-aleck Yankees Think That Is Somehow Funny. People Of The Pines. My People.

Don’t Worry About What People Think, Because Once It’s All Over The People Who Love You Will Make You What They Want You To Be, And The People Who Don’t Love You Will, Too.

The Only Thing Poverty Does Is Grind Down Your Nerve Endings To A Point That You Can Work Harder And Stoop Lower Than Most People Are Willing To. It Chips Away A Person's Dreams To The Point That The Hopelessness Shows Through, And The Dreamer Accepts That Hard Work And Borrowed Houses Are All This Life Will Ever Be.

I Don't Think There's A Difference Between Writing For A Newspaper Or Magazine And Doing A Chapter In A Book.

I Made Some Friends For Life, The Way I Usually Make Them. Any Jackass Can Be Pleasant Company, But If People Help You When You're At Your Worst, That's A Friend.