Rick Quotes

“It's not odd these days to hear politicians trumpeting their own authenticity, a claim that an earlier day would have considered self-cancelling. But when Michelle Bachman, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum say "I'm authentic," they're not evoking the shade of Neal Cassady. (102)”

“It's not odd these days to hear politicians trumpeting their own authenticity, a claim that an earlier day would have considered self-cancelling. But when Michelle Bachman, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum say "I'm authentic," they're not evoking the shade of Neal Cassady. (102)”

“Life: You either play the hand you're dealt, or fold.....I choose to play.~Rick Ferreira”

“I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.”

“We regarded each other across an expanse wider than the universe, within a space thinner than a razor's edge.”

“Nothing is more memorable than truth beautifully told.”

“People don’t just appear on the beach unless they’re demigods or gods or really, really lost pizza delivery guys. (It’s happened—but that’s another story.)”

“Leading people is like cookingDon’t stir too much
It annoys the ingredients
And spoils the food”

“Failure is our greatest teacherBlame blinds us to her lessons”

“They’d seen his deepest secrets. They knew who he was, what he was. But they didn’t seem to care. No … they cared more. They weren’t judging him. They were concerned.”

“Yes, my dear child, monsters are real. I happen to have one hanging in my basement.”