Major T. Benton

As a youngster I dreamed of someday being a cowboy, forest ranger, and law enforcement officer; a writer, an artist, a dolphin trainer; entering the diplomatic service, becoming a U.S. Marine, running away and joining a circus, and traveling whenever I got the opportunity.

Fortunately, I’ve been able to realize many of those dreams as you will see in the “About the Author” page in my newest book, Pieces of My Puzzle.

Here are some of my favorite short quotes, in no particular order, which should tell you bundles more about me than I could ever explain:

Old age ain't for sissies. -- Bette Davis

The heart has its reasons that reason doesn't understand. -- Pascual

When you go after honey with a balloon, the great thing is not to let the bees know you are coming. -- Pooh Bear

If an idea doesn't at first seem absurd, there's no hope for it. -- Einstein

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

-- Mark Twain

If the onward path of mankind seems to go another way than yours -- proud soul, let it. -- Rockwell Kent

Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude. -- Sir Thomas Brown

People often say that this or that person has not yet found herself or himself. But the self is not something that one finds. It is something that one creates. -- Thomas Szasz

It is possible that blonds also prefer gentlemen. -- Mamie Van Doren

The weather forecaster says there's a hurricane coming and we should stock up on canned goods. So I went out and bought two cases of beer. -- Anonymous

What lies before us and what lies behind us are of little importance compared to what lies within us. -- Emerson

All the past is a success in as much as it offers you the present opportunity. -- Thoreau

You can't help respecting anybody who can spell Tuesday, even if he doesn't spell it right. -- Rabbit, in Winnie-the-Pooh

I've always been crazy---it's kept me from going insane.

-- Waylon Jennings song

Quote from a forgotten acquaintance: If God ever created anything better than sex, He kept it for Himself.

I yam what I yam. -- Popeye the Sailor

What you risk reveals what you value. -- Jeannette Winterson

… the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. -- Anais Nin

In all my work what I try to say is that as human beings we are more alike than we are unalike. -- Maya Angelou

We are all equally different. -- V.A. Disabled Veteran slogan

Just remember, if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. -- Cheap Joe

The secret to longevity is to keep breathing. -- Sophie Tucker

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity. -- Unknown

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all of the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. -- Unknown