“You can't go feeding your hate on the past, it's not natural.”

“It's who you is when folks knocks at the door of your heart what counts. Hide the past and it gives them what's jealous of you the power to bring you undone.”

“The joy of a small town lies in its unchanging nature.”

“It's good to be a little frightened. It's good to respect your opponent. It keeps you sharp. In the fight game, the head rules the heart. But in the end the heart is the boss.”

“It is better just to get on with the business of living and minding your own business and maybe, if God likes the way you do things, he may just let you flower for a day or a night. But don't go pestering and begging and telling him all your stupid little sins, that way you will spoil his day.”

“Sometimes, very occasionally, you do your best boxing with your mouth.”

“It's nothing to be ashamed of. There comes a time in everything when you don't know something.”