Richard Ford Quotes

A collection of quotes by Richard Ford.

Richard Ford is an esteemed American author known for his works of fiction. Born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1944, Ford began his writing career as a sportswriter for magazines but shifted his focus to novels and short stories. He achieved critical acclaim with his 1986 novel "The Sportswriter" and went on to write several award-winning books, including "Independence Day" which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1996. Ford's writing is characterized by his introspective and poignant exploration of American life, and his works have left a lasting impact on the literary world.

Then, what's the matter?' I wonder, in fact, how many times

Then, what's the matter?' I wonder, in fact, how many times I have said that or something equal to it to a woman passing palely through my life. Love is what this means, of course. Or at least, second best: surrender. Or at the least, take some time regaling me with why you won't, and maybe by the end you will.

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America beats on you so hard the whole time. You are constan

America beats on you so hard the whole time. You are constantly being pummeled by other people's rights and their sense of patriotism.

Construed as turf, home just seems a provisional claim, a de

Construed as turf, home just seems a provisional claim, a designation you make upon a place, not one it makes on you. A certain set of buildings, a glimpsed, smudged window-view across a schoolyard, a musty aroma sniffed behind a garage when you were a child, all of which come crowding in upon your latter-day senses -- those are pungent things and vivid, even consoling. But to me they are also inert and nostalgic and unlikely to connect you to the real, to that essence art can sometimes achieve, which is permanence.

If I could have married my wife and been a sports writer for

If I could have married my wife and been a sports writer for the past 30 years, I wouldn't be sitting here - but I don't think I'd be sitting someplace where I was sorry to be sitting.

Happiness for me is getting to write about the most importan

Happiness for me is getting to write about the most important things I know.

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.