“maudlin makes it difficult to enter the realm of gentleness” — Robert James Waller Difficult Copy Share Image
An inherent kindness exists in the process of aging ... we are allowed to move along gradually. — Robert James Waller Aging Copy Share Image
“Once a person knows a kiss and a kind word, you can't blame him for never wanting to live without them again.” — Robert James Waller Kind word Copy Share Image
In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, and never again, no matter how many lifetimes you live. — Robert James Waller Ambiguity Copy Share Image
“And, man he cried when he talked. He cried big tears, the kind it takes an old man to cry, the kind… — Robert James Waller Cried Copy Share Image
“Talisman, Talisman, show me your secrets, Helmsman, Helmsman, turn me for home.” — Robert James Waller Talisman Copy Share Image
“Francesca was feeling good feelings, old feelings, poetry and music feelings.” — Robert James Waller Feeling good Copy Share Image
The reality is not exactly what the song started out to be, but it's not a bad song. — Robert James Waller Reality Copy Share Image
Once a person knows a kiss and a kind word, you can't blame him for never wanting to live without them again.… — Robert James Waller Blame Copy Share Image
For we have come by different ways to this place... I can tell by the natural ease with which you wear fine… — Robert James Waller Beauty Copy Share Image
“His eyes looked directly at her, and she felt something jump inside. The eyes, the voice, the face, the silver hair, the… — Robert James Waller Easy way Copy Share Image
I sometimes have the feeling you've been here a long time, more than one lifetime, and that you've dwelt in private places… — Robert James Waller Dreamed Copy Share Image
So here I am walking around with another person inside of me. Though I think I put it better the day we… — Robert James Waller Entity Copy Share Image
“Something I've never been able to adapt to, to understand is how they can lavish such love and care on the animals… — Robert James Waller Animal-farm Copy Share Image
“You make pictures, not take them? Yes. At least that's how I think of it. That's the difference between Sunday snapshooters and… — Robert James Waller Life Copy Share Image
It's clear to me now that I have been moving toward you and you toward me for a long time. Though neither… — Robert James Waller Bird Copy Share Image
It's kind of strange-- in fiction you get to tell lies and are applauded for it. — Robert James Waller Fiction Copy Share Image
“Neither of them spoke, they simply stood there, sending, receiving, imprinting the feel of each on the other, indelibly.” — Robert James Waller Indelibly Copy Share Image
And I remember most of what I know that is good and true and lasting has come not from scholars but from… — Robert James Waller Gypsies Copy Share Image
Analysis destroys wholes. Some things, magic things, are meant to stay whole. If you look at their pieces, they go away. — Robert James Waller Analysis Copy Share Image
The heart never forgets, never gives up, the territory marked off for those who came before. — Robert James Waller Forget Copy Share Image
“Gypsies make difficult friends for ordinary people, and he was seething of a gypsy.” — Robert James Waller Friendship Copy Share Image
Such physical matters were nice, yet, to him, intelligence and passion born of living, the ability to move and be moved by… — Robert James Waller Ability Copy Share Image
“He liked words and images. "Blue" was one of his favorite words. He liked the feeling it made on his lips and… — Robert James Waller Copy Share Image
“I made that horn sound like it never had before; I made it cry for all the miles and years that separated… — Robert James Waller Copy Share Image
“We're giving up free range, getting organized, feathering our emotions. Efficiency an effectiveness and all those other pieces of intellectual artifice. And… — Robert James Waller Productivity Copy Share Image
The overriding problem with our country, and our world in general, is that we are, in large part, managed by incompetents. Most… — Robert James Waller Country Copy Share Image
“It already smells good," he said, pointing toward the stove. "It smells... quiet." He looked at her. "Quiet? Could something smell quiet"… — Robert James Waller Food chain Copy Share Image
