381 Quotes by Larry McMurtry

People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about.

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Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken fried steak.

Because the grave’s our destination,” Mr. Sedgwick said. “Those who hurry usually get to it quicker than those who take their time.

Maude Jones, had killed herself with a shotgun one morning, leaving a note which merely said, ‘Can’t stand listening to this wind no more.

I don’t know anything about babies,” he said. “No, and you’ve never lived any place but Arkansas,” Clara said. “But you ain’t stupid and you ain’t nailed down. You can live other places and you can learn about children – people dumber than you learn about them.

Backward is just not a natural direction for Americans to look – historical ignorance remains a national characteristic.

He was fairly drunk, and feeling melancholy about all the sinking he had done in the world. Throughout the rough years the Greek alphabet had leaked out of his mind a letter at a time – in fact, the candle of knowledge he had set out with had burned down to a sorry stub.

If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk – and feisty gentlemen.