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> [The Time It Never Rained was inspired by actual events, when the longest and most severe drought in living memory pressed ranchers and farmers to the outer limits of courage and endurance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-kelton/the-time-it-never-rained-was-inspired-by-actual-events-when-the/)

[Elmer Kelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-kelton/)

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## More by Elmer Kelton

> [He liked to think that Heaven was what each person wanted it to be. He could see no future in lying around on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-kelton/he-liked-to-think-that-heaven-was-what-each-person-wanted-it-to-be-he/)

[Elmer Kelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-kelton/)

> [“A bad habit or two is good for a man or a beast. Did you ever know a man who didn't have any bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-kelton/a-bad-habit-or-two-is-good-for-a-man-or-a-beast-did-you-ever-know-a/)

[Elmer Kelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-kelton/)

> [I just write whenever I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-kelton/i-just-write-whenever-i-can/)

[Elmer Kelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-kelton/)

> [A little honest swearin' wipeth away anger and bringeth peace to the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-kelton/a-little-honest-swearin-wipeth-away-anger-and-bringeth-peace-to-the/)

[Elmer Kelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-kelton/)

> [“I'll be riding rough horses when you are salted away in a box.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-kelton/i-ll-be-riding-rough-horses-when-you-are-salted-away-in-a-box/)

[Elmer Kelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-kelton/)

> [The Time It Never Rained was inspired by actual events, when the longest and most severe drought in living memory pressed ranchers and farmers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-kelton/the-time-it-never-rained-was-inspired-by-actual-events-when-the/)

[Elmer Kelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-kelton/)

> [Joaquin Jackson's frank and colorful account of his long career as a modern-day Texas Ranger thrills like an action novel, yet the stories are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmer-kelton/joaquin-jackson-s-frank-and-colorful-account-of-his-long-career-as-a/)

[Elmer Kelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmer-kelton/)

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