"I started reading literature at 17 or 18,……" — Richard Ford
"I started reading literature at 17 or 18, and I felt this extra beat to life."
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65 Quotes by Richard Ford
Richard Ford has 65 quotes on this site.
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I realized I loved you, and I didn't want to be married to somebody I didn't love. I wanted to…
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At heart, of course, a story itself is consolation's instrument.
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Fear and hope are alike underneath.
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What was our life like? I almost don't remember now. Though I remember it, the space of time it occupied.…
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I'm intrigued by how ordinary behavior exists so close beside its opposite.
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It's been my habit of mind, over these years, to understand that every situation in which human beings are involved…
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Any rainy summer morning, of course, has the seeds of gloomy alienation sown in. But a rainy summer morning far…
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The world is a more engaging and less dramatic place than writers ever give it credit for being
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Theres a lot to be said for doing what youre not supposed to do, and the rewards of doing what…
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When you are sixteen you do not know what your parents know, or much of what they understand, and less…
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Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.
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Marry somebody you love and who thinks you being a writer's a good idea.
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More Beat Quotes
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One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
— Edward Abbey
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I was always a good student. I wasn't the A-plus student, but I studied really hard, and I probably had…
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Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up.
— Javier Bardem
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If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them.
— Charles Barkley
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Unlike curing cancer or heart disease, we already know how to beat hunger: food.
— Mario Batali
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The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single…
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
— Josh Billings
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As an actress we don't beat one another. It's whoever's right for the part.
— Juliette Binoche
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I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So…
— Larry Bird
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I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.
— Mary J. Blige
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Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are…
— William J. H. Boetcker
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
— Mel Brooks
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