Richard Ford quotes - page 3

Richard Ford is an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer best known for his works exploring themes of modern American life. His novel "Independence Day" won both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. He is recognized for his insightful characterization and nuanced portrayal of ordinary people. Here are 59 of his quotes:

Cynicism makes you feel smart, I know it, even when you aren't smart. (Richard Ford)
Things happen when people are not where they belong, and the world moves forward and back by that principle. View quote
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I think once you love somebody, you love somebody; that's just how it is. View quote
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Someone ... tell us what's important, because we no longer know. View quote
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I'm intrigued by how ordinary behavior exists so close beside its opposite. View quote
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I'm kind of a distractible guy. View quote
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I've been mainly a happy boy in my life. I married the right girl and we did what we wanted to do. View quote
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America beats on you so hard the whole time. You are constantly being pummeled by other people's rights and their sense of patriotism. View quote
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Maybe I'm a serial regional writer. First here, then there, across the map. View quote
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Richard Ford

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Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Novelist
Born: February 16, 1944
Quotes count: 59
Wikipedia: Richard Ford

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