The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

Being a Southerner, I'm interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting.

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

Interesting things always come from being really exhausted and really sick.

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.