--- title: "Best Richard Ford Words" description: "Richard Ford is an American novelist and short‑story author best known for a series of novels featuring the character Frank Bascombe." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b098/author-richard-ford-2097.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b098/author-richard-ford-2097.jpg) # Richard Ford (1944) Researcher United States **184** quotes in **634** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Richard Ford is a researcher from the United States, best known for *The sportswriter*. ## Quick Facts About Richard Ford Born February 16, 1944 Nationality United States Profession Researcher Notable works The sportswriter Known for Canada, Wildlife, Rock Springs ## About Richard Ford Richard Ford is an American novelist and short‑story author best known for a series of novels featuring the character Frank Bascombe. ## Awards & Honors Lucien Barrière Literary Award honorary doctor of the University of Rennes 2 Q24930544 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Pulitzer Prize for Fiction PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction PEN/Malamud Award Guggenheim Fellowship Show 4 more awards Princess of Asturias Literary Prize Prix Femina étranger Q16995068 Siegfried Lenz Prize ## Quotes by Richard Ford · Page 5 > [“And what there is to learn from almost any human experience is that your own interests usually do not come first where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/and-what-there-is-to-learn-from-almost-any-human-experience-is-that/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Human experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-experience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/richard-ford-2097_human-experience_and-what-there-is-to-learn-from-almost-a_302106.png) > [It's interesting to leave a place, interesting even to think about it. Leaving reminds us of what we can part with and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/it-s-interesting-to-leave-a-place-interesting-even-to-think-about-it/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/668/richard-ford-2097_dream_it-s-interesting-to-leave-a-place-intere_2508730.png) > [In order to write novels for a living - it's not pathological, but I do think and worry and brood and fidget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/in-order-to-write-novels-for-a-living-it-s-not-pathological-but-i-do/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/435/richard-ford-2097_books_in-order-to-write-novels-for-a-living-it_173034.png) > [And I think that in myself (and perhaps evident in what I write) fear of loss and the corresponding instinct to protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/and-i-think-that-in-myself-and-perhaps-evident-in-what-i-write-fear/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/richard-ford-2097_fear_and-i-think-that-in-myself-and-perhaps-e_552983.png) > [I'm an equal opportunity reader - although I don't much read plays. And since I was raised a Presbyterian, pretty much all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/i-m-an-equal-opportunity-reader-although-i-don-t-much-read-plays-and/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4df/richard-ford-2097_books_i-m-an-equal-opportunity-reader-although_253740.png) > [I grew up in Mississippi being told it was a great place, but not feeling that. When I finally began reading seriously,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/i-grew-up-in-mississippi-being-told-it-was-a-great-place-but-not/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/richard-ford-2097_books_i-grew-up-in-mississippi-being-told-it-w_1552639.png) > [“« Voyez-vous, d’après mon expérience, c’est quand on a l’impression de ne pas progresser qu’on avance sans doute le plus. »”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/voyez-vous-d-apr-s-mon-exp-rience-c-est-quand-on-a-l-impression-de-ne/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Impression](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/impression/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/richard-ford-2097_impression_voyez-vous-d-apr-s-mon-exp-rience-c-est_2138214.png) > [“. . . no matter the evidence of your life, or who you believe you are, or what you're willing to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/no-matter-the-evidence-of-your-life-or-who-you-believe-you-are-or/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/813/richard-ford-2097_life_no-matter-the-evidence-of-your-life-or-w_3000493.jpg) > [“I lie back on the bed and listen to the sounds of Easter—the optimist’s holiday, the holiday with the suburbs in mind,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/i-lie-back-on-the-bed-and-listen-to-the-sounds-of-easter-the-optimist/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Day to remember](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day-to-remember/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/richard-ford-2097_day-to-remember_i-lie-back-on-the-bed-and-listen-to-the_1851750.png) > [“Such narrowly missed human connection as this can in fact be fatal, no matter who's at fault, and often results in unrecoverable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/such-narrowly-missed-human-connection-as-this-can-in-fact-be-fatal-no/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Human connection](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-connection/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/richard-ford-2097_human-connection_such-narrowly-missed-human-connection-as_1318345.png) > [They may already know too much about their mother and father--nothing being more factual than divorce, where so much has to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/they-may-already-know-too-much-about-their-mother-and-father-nothing/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Bases](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bases/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/richard-ford-2097_bases_they-may-already-know-too-much-about-the_1292884.png) > [The thing about being a writer is that you never have to ask, 'Am I doing something that's worthwhile?' Because even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/the-thing-about-being-a-writer-is-that-you-never-have-to-ask-am-i/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Asks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/richard-ford-2097_asks_the-thing-about-being-a-writer-is-that-y_308847.png) > [We're all hoping that Trump doesn't get our world on his terms because there won't be anything of it left. Trump is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/we-re-all-hoping-that-trump-doesn-t-get-our-world-on-his-terms/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Psychopath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/psychopath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/richard-ford-2097_psychopath_we-re-all-hoping-that-trump-doesn-t-get_1903823.png) > [It is no loss to mankind when one writer decides to call it a day. When a tree falls in the forest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/it-is-no-loss-to-mankind-when-one-writer-decides-to-call-it-a-day/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fa/richard-ford-2097_care_it-is-no-loss-to-mankind-when-one-writer_1252327.png) > [Literature has as one of its principal allures that it tells you something about life that life itself can't tell you. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/literature-has-as-one-of-its-principal-allures-that-it-tells-you/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/736/richard-ford-2097_about_literature-has-as-one-of-its-principal-a_804777.png) > [I don't hate children. My wife and I just didn't think we would be good parents, and also by the time we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/i-don-t-hate-children-my-wife-and-i-just-didn-t-think-we-would-be/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Also](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/also/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/richard-ford-2097_also_i-don-t-hate-children-my-wife-and-i-just_124705.jpg) > [Literature should not be exclusive, it should be inclusive. My general view is that you can't, based on your own experience, project…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/literature-should-not-be-exclusive-it-should-be-inclusive-my-general/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed8/richard-ford-2097_book_literature-should-not-be-exclusive-it-sh_2337156.png) > [Even though I get a lot done with my solitude, and I make the best use of it possible, I always think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/even-though-i-get-a-lot-done-with-my-solitude-and-i-make-the-best-use/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/richard-ford-2097_done_even-though-i-get-a-lot-done-with-my-sol_3118381.jpg) > [Americans don't have saner gun laws because most Americans, including those citizens who puzzle over better angels, don't want saner gun laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/americans-don-t-have-saner-gun-laws-because-most-americans-including/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Amendment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bec/richard-ford-2097_amendment_americans-don-t-have-saner-gun-laws-beca_3185889.jpg) > [I realized I loved you, and I didn't want to be married to somebody I didn't love. I wanted to be married…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/i-realized-i-loved-you-and-i-didn-t-want-to-be-married-to-somebody-i/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Being married](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-married/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e2/richard-ford-2097_being-married_i-realized-i-loved-you-and-i-didn-t-want_1957761.png) > [“He smiled at me, and it was not the worried, nervous smile from before, but a smile that meant he was pleased.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/he-smiled-at-me-and-it-was-not-the-worried-nervous-smile-from-before/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Smiled](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/smiled/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/richard-ford-2097_smiled_he-smiled-at-me-and-it-was-not-the-worri_1924505.jpg) > [The National Rifle Association is a domestic terrorist organization that tacitly supports the killing of children more than it supports reasoned gun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/the-national-rifle-association-is-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Amendment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/richard-ford-2097_amendment_the-national-rifle-association-is-a-dome_969104.png) > [“In their faces--plenty of them were handsome, but ruined--I've seen the remnants of who they almost succeeded in being but failed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/in-their-faces-plenty-of-them-were-handsome-but-ruined-i-ve-seen-the/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Faces](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faces/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/richard-ford-2097_faces_in-their-faces-plenty-of-them-were-hands_1862783.png) > [For, how else to seize such an instant? How to shout out into the empty air just the right words, and on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-ford/for-how-else-to-seize-such-an-instant-how-to-shout-out-into-the-empty/) [Richard Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/) [Air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/richard-ford-2097_air_for-how-else-to-seize-such-an-instant-ho_606894.png) ## Richard Ford by topic [Life (49)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/richard-ford/) [Writing (30)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/richard-ford/) [Time (22)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/richard-ford/) [Books (21)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/richard-ford/) [Writer (20)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writer/richard-ford/) [People (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/richard-ford/) [Thinking (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/richard-ford/) [Way (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/richard-ford/) [Parenting (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/richard-ford/) [Marriage (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marriage/richard-ford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-ford/#itemlist", "name": "Richard Ford Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And what there is to learn from almost any human experience is that your own interests usually do not come first where other people are concerned--even the people who love you--and that is all right. 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