Firsts Quote by Richard Ford Download Open image “Maybe I'm a serial regional writer. First here, then there, across the map.” — Richard Ford ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Firsts Maps Writing
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I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly. — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
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Something will be there when the flood recedes. We know that. It will be those people now standing in the water, and on those… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
I started reading literature at 17 or 18, and I felt this extra beat to life. — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
I don't hate children. My wife and I just didn't think we would be good parents, and also by the time we got married… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
Writing never came naturally and I still have to force my hand to do it. — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
“Conversations with adults other than a person's parents had more of an outcome.” — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
Some people want to be bank presidents. Other people want to rob banks. — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
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There are more people in America that love guns and want guns for themselves and everyone else than there are not. It is also… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
I'm an equal opportunity reader - although I don't much read plays. And since I was raised a Presbyterian, pretty much all pleasures are… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
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