What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

The key to successful investing is to have a strong understanding of the fundamentals.

Now Bubba told me everything he knew about shrimping, but you know what I found out? Shrimping is tough. I only caught five.

The main thing in life is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

"The truth is often stranger than fiction, but fiction is where we find the truth."

There are moments when the body is as numinous as words, days when the bones are words.