Human nature, at its best, had always been based on a deep heroic restlessness, on wanting something-something else, something more, whether it be true love or a glimpse just beyond the horizon. It was the promise of happiness, not the… — Will Ferguson Copy Share Image
“There, stacked high on his desk, was a tower of paper. Thick slabs of manuscript. Slush. Unsolicited, unagented, unloved. This was where dreams came… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
“...the most important aspects of someone’s life are the very things not listed in an index.' There were never entries for “memory,” or 'regrets,'… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
You ever want to negotiate a hostage situation in Quebec, I'm your man. Send me in for a little parley and the francophone miscreants… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
“Despair comes slowly, crawling its way up inside you until it threatens to overwhelm everything; it buckles the knees, makes you falter, makes you… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
“We have inherited an easy life in Canada. A life of calm. It is freedom of a lazy sort, a freedom so pervasive we… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
Hellraisers destroy only themselves, and they do it because they love life too much to fall asleep. — Will Ferguson Copy Share
“...when you are constantly prevailing upon the kindness of strangers-as a hitchhiker must-it keeps you in a positive frame of mind. Call it Zen… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
“The two most important phrases in the human language are "If only" and "Maybe someday". Our past mistakes and our unrequited longings. The things… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
I read and learned and fretted more about Canada after I left than I ever did while I was home. I absorbed anything I… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
“Storms without rain. Winds without water. She woke, and when she sat up, the dust fountained off her and the voice that accompanied her… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
“More polar bears live in Canada than in the rest of the world combined, which raises the question, Why the hell did we choose… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
“Fear of death and the desire to live on, somehow, if only through our children. Or our grandchildren. Quixotic quest for immortality. It's sad… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
“As a parent, my fear is that when we die, we'll have to watch all those moments in our lives when we were short… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
Many Canadian nationalists harbour the bizarre fear that should we ever reject royalty, we would instantly mutate into Americans, as though the Canadian sense… — Will Ferguson Copy Share
