191 Quotes by richard brautigan

Now it was close to sunset and the earth was beginning to cool off in the manner of eternity and office girls were returning like penguins from Montgomery Street.

It would be convenient if one could redesign the past, change a few things here and there, like certain acts of outrageous stupidity, but if one could do that, the past would always be in motion. It would never settle down finally to days of solid marble.

For fear you will be aloneyou do so many thingsthat aren’t you at all.

It's strange how the simple things in life go on while we become difficult.

Her hand had a lot of strength gained through the process of gentleness.

I was a child, then, though now I look like somebody else.

She had a beautiful laugh which was like rain water pouring over daffodils made from silver.

Somebody should have taken him to a stationary store and pointed out the difference between an envelope and a whore.

The smallest snowstorm on record took place an hour ago in my back yard. It was approximately two flakes. I waited for more to fall, but that was it. The entire storm was two flakes.