George and Mary Stewart became my unofficial Houston parents and the most wonderful, entertaining, hard-working garden enthusiasts that I could read more

George and Mary Stewart became my unofficial Houston parents and the most wonderful, entertaining, hard-working garden enthusiasts that I could ever hope to know. They were, in fact, not just Houston's Premier Gardeners; they were first-class entertainment.

The guys didn't even know Wood River's record. I made sure to tell them that Wood River was a good read more

The guys didn't even know Wood River's record. I made sure to tell them that Wood River was a good team, a team that is going to come in here and give us a good fight. They beat us in this tournament every year. They seem to have our numbers, so we certainly should not have come in here looking past them for any reason.

I'm hoping to make a new thing for the world that remains in the mind like a new species of read more

I'm hoping to make a new thing for the world that remains in the mind like a new species of living thing.

It's an economic as well as an environmental catastrophe. Since 1995, businesses related to delta fishing have lost $4 billion read more

It's an economic as well as an environmental catastrophe. Since 1995, businesses related to delta fishing have lost $4 billion -- boat dealers, marinas, restaurants, tackle shops -- everybody.

I think this is the biggest disservice to middle-aged men. A lot of them used to look dignified, and now read more

I think this is the biggest disservice to middle-aged men. A lot of them used to look dignified, and now they look like rumpled old men.

I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now read more

I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.

I didn't want him to get discouraged. But you could see he was getting better in practice every day. We read more

I didn't want him to get discouraged. But you could see he was getting better in practice every day. We started giving him some game time.

Winning is the science of being totally prepared.

Winning is the science of being totally prepared.

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this read more

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.