“the way i see it, hard times aren't only about money, or drought, or dust. hard times are about losing spirit, and hope, and what happens when dreams dry up.”

“Dreams have a hard time surviving when confronted with reality.”

“Can anybody remember when the times were not hard and money not scarce?”

“It's hard to lose weight when you're dining on the company's money.”

“You know you're going to get burned from time to time. It's just part of the game. So when it happens you have to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and forget about it because they're about to snap the ball again.”

“There are no tough times, hard knocks, or challenges that aren't laden with emeralds, rubies, and diamonds for those who see them through.”

“We can never possibly know what is about to happen: it is happening, each time, for the first time, for the only time.”

“men talk of money and industry
of hard times and recoveries
of finance and economics
but the ants wait and the scorpions wait
for while men talk they are making deserts all the time
getting the world ready for the conquering ant
drought and erosion and desert
because men cannot learn”

“Neither dust nor light stirred. It was as if time had been bled dry and given up.”

“I guess the only time most people think about injustice is when it happens to them.”