Homer Hickam

After marketing surveys by Universal Studios indicated that 'Rocket Boys' as a movie title would not attract the female over-age-thirty demographic, the…

— Homer Hickam

As I wrote more I became more critical of myself and I think that you have to be your harshest judge. I…

— Homer Hickam

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…

— Homer Hickam

The best way to learn to write is to read in the genre you might be interested in; then, you need to…

— Homer Hickam

NASA's charter is to give Americans the means to get into the wild, black yonder, beyond even the grasp of the federal…

— Homer Hickam

If politicians want to save money, that's fine. They can look for all the wasteful spending they want, but not where the…

— Homer Hickam

A rocket won't fly unless somebody lights the fuse!

— Homer Hickam

My father lost an eye to a snapped cable while trying to rescue trapped miners, though he kept on working for fifteen…

— Homer Hickam

When I was a boy, one of my favorite places to go was a pine-filled hollow high on the mountain behind our…

— Homer Hickam

“The way I see it, if everybody ran from bad things instead of trying to stop them, bad things would be all…

— Homer Hickam

When the moon was first visited in 1969, the astronauts brought back a treasure trove of unique minerals. Contained within specimens was…

— Homer Hickam

You must completely dedicate yourselves to it. To do less will be to let down your country, your state, your parents, your…

— Homer Hickam

The key to not getting rejected if you're writing for a magazine, is to know to read that magazine and know everything…

— Homer Hickam

Tired of burning fossil fuel and polluting the planet? The moon is covered with helium 3, an isotope from the sun that…

— Homer Hickam

My father use to say if coal died, the country died. He was right. Our economy rests on the back of the…

— Homer Hickam

A man can't hit a woman and stay a man. He becomes a loathsome thing, even to himself. But the woman who…

— Homer Hickam

“Lunar Geology Rocks.”

— Homer Hickam

Becoming a writer can kind of spoil your reading because you kind of read on tracks. You're reading as someone who wants…

— Homer Hickam

Throughout my childhood, when I raised my blanket in the morning, I saw a black, sparkling powder float off it. My socks…

— Homer Hickam

Not much comes easy in this world, Sonny. If it does, it's best to be suspicious of it. It's probably not worth…

— Homer Hickam

A memoir is not an autobiography. It's a true story told as a novel, using techniques of novelization. The author is allowed…

— Homer Hickam

I have always found the best way to live is to be optimistic and energetic and willing to work hard for my…

— Homer Hickam

I ate supper after Dad saw the evening shift down the shaft, and I went to sleep to the ringing of a…

— Homer Hickam

Glenn's 1962 Mercury flight was fraught with dramatics, from his 'Zero G and I feel fine!' exultation upon entering orbit to his…

— Homer Hickam

“blue suede shoes”

— Homer Hickam