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> [“When faced with everything sometimes the best course of action is nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/when-faced-with-everything-sometimes-the-best-course-of-action-is/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

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## More by Bill Callahan

> [To see classic rock, you had to go to an arena. But punk was happening everywhere, even in little towns in the middle of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/to-see-classic-rock-you-had-to-go-to-an-arena-but-punk-was-happening/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [I was late to the Internet. I didn't really understand what it was. I didn't know what an email was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/i-was-late-to-the-internet-i-didn-t-really-understand-what-it-was-i/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [James Cain was saddled with being called the father of hardboiled fiction. Apparently, he didn't like this saddle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/james-cain-was-saddled-with-being-called-the-father-of-hardboiled/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [“And I hope each morning you wake like a bird in a nest and fly without a thought.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/and-i-hope-each-morning-you-wake-like-a-bird-in-a-nest-and-fly/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [I have long begged off the question of my albums reflecting where I am 'at' personally. There is more inaccuracy in that approach than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/i-have-long-begged-off-the-question-of-my-albums-reflecting-where-i/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [“Love is the king of the beasts And when it gets hungry it must kill to eat Love is the king of the beasts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/love-is-the-king-of-the-beasts-and-when-it-gets-hungry-it-must-kill/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [“I look forward to sleeping each night. The air is cool and it often starts to rain around 2:00 A.M., breaking the heat and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/i-look-forward-to-sleeping-each-night-the-air-is-cool-and-it-often/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [I've never detected a correlation between where I am and what I write. I think there could be something subconscious, though. And I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/i-ve-never-detected-a-correlation-between-where-i-am-and-what-i-write/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [“I was trained to turn loneliness into laziness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/i-was-trained-to-turn-loneliness-into-laziness/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [I didn't think I'd ever eat pork; it just does not appeal to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/i-didn-t-think-i-d-ever-eat-pork-it-just-does-not-appeal-to-me/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [I cross things out more than I write them. And if I try to sing a line, and I know that it's written incorrectly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/i-cross-things-out-more-than-i-write-them-and-if-i-try-to-sing-a-line/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [“The only words I've said today are "beer" and "thank you".”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/the-only-words-i-ve-said-today-are-beer-and-thank-you/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [“You are the reason I get out of bed. To tell you that I have gotten out of bed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/you-are-the-reason-i-get-out-of-bed-to-tell-you-that-i-have-gotten/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [Prose is like this big block - you write big paragraphs. I feel that when I'm reading and writing, that a prose book is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/prose-is-like-this-big-block-you-write-big-paragraphs-i-feel-that/)

[Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/)

> [From the first time you can look in the paper and you accept that you're the entertainment for some people that night, it becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/from-the-first-time-you-can-look-in-the-paper-and-you-accept-that-you/)

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