“Sex is good, but not as good as fresh sweet corn.”

“A good newspaper is never good enough, but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever.”

“Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.”

“I used to think that kid might become a preacher. Now I don't see how he's going to stay out of prison. Nobody in this family ever went to prison for sex crimes. He'd be the first."Yes," says Jesus, "you never know about these things."He and Grandpa are drinking cups of coffee and eating ginger snaps. Grandpa says, "When are you planning to return to earth?"Soon as I finish this coffee," say Jesus. "Pretty good, isn't it.”

“Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.”

“A young writer is easily tempted by the allusive and ethereal and ironic and reflective, but the declarative is at the bottom of most good writing.”

“That's the news from Lake Woebegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.”