“Confession is good for all of us, but even better for you than for me.”

“There’s no better way to mess up a good cowdog than to let him discover that goofing off beats the heck out of hard work.”

“Write about something you know. Try to leave your readers better off than they were before.”

“He had a good heart, he wanted to help with the cattle work, he thought he was Head of Ranch Security, but he wasn’t very smart and never understood why the cowboys were mad at him all the time.” (regarding the original Hank the Cowdog)”

“Buzzards don’t make good friends. They always have an interior motive.”

“Bravery and devotion to duty hath no greater reward than to see the cat get into trouble.”

“Cats are greedy, whereas I merely want all the scraps.”