“Remember this, my boy. The two greatest men who ever livied-Jesus and Socrates-were both hoboes.”

“Society always tries to enslave, imprison, and execute its greatest men, those who dare to stand apart and rise above.' He scratched his chin. 'That’s why I’m keeping a low profile--so the bastards don’t get me.”

“Remember--Adam was only God’s rough draft, but Eve was his masterpiece.”

“Bing Crosby and those fellows promised to love deeper than the ocean and higher than the stars for eternity. But who can sustain that kind of emotion for a month, or a year--much less forever? The song ends, the feeling fades, and they’re onto the next pretty girl.”

“Oftentimes, a truth is so big, so far beyond our understanding, that the only way we can grasp it is through a story. The creation of the whole universe is like that. How can our puny brains contain it?”

“...a square dance might start innocent, but it sure don’t take long to cut off the corners.”

“...water is to the land what blood is to the body.”