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Richard Ford Quotes

American - Author | February 16, 1944 -

Writing never came naturally and I still have to force my hand to do it.

Writing Hand Never Force Still Came

The ways in which things are superficially similar but also distinct is interesting to me.

Me Interesting Things Ways Similar

My father died in my arms. That's tumult. That's everything exploding.

Father Everything Arms Died Tumult

In order to write novels for a living - it's not pathological, but I do think and worry and brood and fidget about stuff that I'm working on.

Think Worry Living Write Order

I had a Tourette's period. And obsessive compulsive disorder. Things would get in my brain that I couldn't get out of my brain.

Brain Out Things Get Would Disorder

I think once you love somebody, you love somebody; that's just how it is.

Love Think You Just Somebody Once

Your father has to die, better he dies in your arms.

Father Better Die Arms Your He

I started reading literature at 17 or 18, and I felt this extra beat to life.

Life Reading Literature Beat Started

I've been mainly a happy boy in my life. I married the right girl and we did what we wanted to do.

Life Girl Happy My Life Boy Right

For a writer, children make life needlessly hard. I've muddled through a lot of things, but I have not muddled through my writing life. I work absolutely flat out, giving it my all.

Life Work Children Writing Giving

The art of living your life has a lot to do with getting over loss. The less the past haunts you, the better.

Life Art Past Better Loss You

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.

Sports Wife Past Sorry Think Years

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