102 Quotes by John Carter Cash

Well, my parents were sort of packrats. They never threw anything away and, all through their time together, they stored away various things in a vault.

I saw my parents go through tough times between 1979 and 1983. They almost split up.

Life was something Dad enjoyed to the fullest. He put some tough years on himself. He probably would have had another 10 years to live if he hadn't been so hard on himself. But there again, he sure did live while he was here.

I steadfastly believe that there is no greater love than that between a mother and a child.

My mom, dad and me were a compact group. They instilled in me a love for the outdoors. On school breaks, we'd go fishing for a week in the wilds of Alaska or Canada. The land was always in their souls.

When I was young, my mother said to me, 'Momma loves her little son.' Now, this tender endearment holds a firm meaning within my life, inside my spirit. It reminds me that in sharing love, it grows that much greater in our hearts.

My parents were on the road a lot in the 1970s. Winifred Kelly, a nurse from the hospital where I was born, was hired to care for me. Her love and discipline had a big influence on my upbringing.

My father was a very prolific writer and he left behind a huge body of unpublished work.

It was hard to say no to Johnny Cash.