"A little hope, even hopeless hope, never hurt anybody."

“A plan is a real thing, and things projected are experienced. A plan once made and visualized becomes a reality along with other realities—never to be destroyed but easily to be attacked.”

“There are no ugly questions except those clothed in condescension.”

“A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading, for a story has as many versions as it has readers.”

“I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love.”

“The Grapes of Wrath quotes analyzed”

“They successfully combined piracy and puritanism, which aren't so unlike when you come right down to it. Both had a strong dislike for opposition and both had a roving eye for other people's property.”