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> [And every good artist knows that the gift comes from somewhere else, and it's there for a reason, and that's to make the world a better place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/and-every-good-artist-knows-that-the-gift-comes-from-somewhere-else/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

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## More by James Lee Burke

> [“Why don’t you try to make me feel bad?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/why-don-t-you-try-to-make-me-feel-bad/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [ But the participants \[in war\] never forgot the details of their experience, and like the Wandering Jew, they were condemned to remain their own… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/but-the-participants-in-war-never-forgot-the-details-of-their/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [“A wet cigarette butt clung to my cheek like a mashed cockroach. I could smell whiskey and beer in my clothes and Gable’s blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/a-wet-cigarette-butt-clung-to-my-cheek-like-a-mashed-cockroach-i/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [“And I suppose that what I have learned is a lesson that the years, or self-concern, had begun to hide from me, namely, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/and-i-suppose-that-what-i-have-learned-is-a-lesson-that-the-years-or/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [“The Homeric Epic does not have to be discovered inside a book; it begins just west of Fort Worth and extends all the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/the-homeric-epic-does-not-have-to-be-discovered-inside-a-book-it/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [“The best moments in life are not the kind many historians record.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/the-best-moments-in-life-are-not-the-kind-many-historians-record/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [“I would almost forget about Ida Durbin. But a sin of omission, if indeed that's what it was, can be like the rusty head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/i-would-almost-forget-about-ida-durbin-but-a-sin-of-omission-if/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [The best thing about being a best-selling writer is being a best-selling writer. More seriously, today I can write full time and pay the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/the-best-thing-about-being-a-best-selling-writer-is-being-a-best/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [If there is any human tragedy, there is only one, and it occurs when we forget who we are and remain silent while a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/if-there-is-any-human-tragedy-there-is-only-one-and-it-occurs-when-we/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [I sometimes subscribe to the belief that all historical events occur simultaneously, like a dream in the mind of God. Perhaps it is only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/i-sometimes-subscribe-to-the-belief-that-all-historical-events-occur/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [“If people stick together, they can always make do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/if-people-stick-together-they-can-always-make-do/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [“When a man molests a woman or girl, he steals her identity. You don't know who you are anymore. You don't have an address…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/when-a-man-molests-a-woman-or-girl-he-steals-her-identity-you-don-t/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [writing is like being in love. You never get better at it or learn more about it. The day you think you do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/writing-is-like-being-in-love-you-never-get-better-at-it-or-learn/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [“beautiful street in the Western world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/beautiful-street-in-the-western-world/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

> [Using a first-person narrator is simply a matter of hearing the voice inside yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/using-a-first-person-narrator-is-simply-a-matter-of-hearing-the-voice/)

[James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/)

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