“The only thing that is still free in this world is religion, which is why a lot of people "find it.”

“Some people never find itSome only pretendBut I just want to liveHappily ever after, now and then”

“Any attempts at autobiography before the age of eighty seem pretty self-involved to me. There are a lot of smart middle aged people but not many wise ones.”

“Life was just a tire swing.'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing.Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken,And I never knew a thing about pain.Life was just a tire swing.”

“I have never cared about setting world records, or filling my boat with fish, or, for that matter, even catching fish. I go for the experience of spending six hours in the arms of the ocean, never thinking of a single thing except chasing fish.”

“find yourself a lover who will glue you to the floor”

“People," she sneered, "were not meant to be as happy as you make them."…"People were meant to be as happy as you make them.”