When I was a West Virginia lad of 17, I met a Massachusetts lad of 42 by the name of John F. Kennedy. At the time, I was in a bright orange suit that I had just purchased to wear… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
The time frame is summer 1961, a year after the gold medal in the National Science Fair. I always saw my 'Coalwood' books as a trilogy. This book finishes the story of my life in Coalwood. I think it's the… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
After marketing surveys by Universal Studios indicated that 'Rocket Boys' as a movie title would not attract the female over-age-thirty demographic, the film was… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
As I wrote more I became more critical of myself and I think that you have to be your harshest judge. I don't ever… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
Writer's block to me is where you stop because you're afraid to go forward because you're not sure of what really should be happening… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
The best way to learn to write is to read in the genre you might be interested in; then, you need to actually sit… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
NASA's charter is to give Americans the means to get into the wild, black yonder, beyond even the grasp of the federal government that… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
If politicians want to save money, that's fine. They can look for all the wasteful spending they want, but not where the lives of… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
My father lost an eye to a snapped cable while trying to rescue trapped miners, though he kept on working for fifteen years afterward. — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
When I was a boy, one of my favorite places to go was a pine-filled hollow high on the mountain behind our house. It… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
“The way I see it, if everybody ran from bad things instead of trying to stop them, bad things would be all there is.” — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
When the moon was first visited in 1969, the astronauts brought back a treasure trove of unique minerals. Contained within specimens was an isotope… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
You must completely dedicate yourselves to it. To do less will be to let down your country, your state, your parents, your teachers, and… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
