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Larry McMurtry Quotes

The older the violin, the sweeter the music Picture Quote #1

Uva uvum vivendo varia fit Picture Quote #1

The earth is mostly just a boneyard. But pretty in the sunlight Picture Quote #1

Anyway, whacking a surly bartender ain’t much of a crime Picture Quote #1

It’s a fine world, though rich in hardships at times Picture Quote #1

From him to the stars, in all directions, there was only silence and emptiness Picture Quote #1

The reason men are so awful is because some woman has spoiled them Picture Quote #1

Texas is rich in unredeemed dreams Picture Quote #1

I never met a soul in this world as normal as me Picture Quote #1

If I had a mind to rent pigs, I’d be mighty upset. A man that likes to rent pigs won’t be stopped Picture Quote #1

No illusion is more crucial than the illusion that great success and huge money buy you immunity from the common ills of mankind, such as cars that won't start Picture Quote #1

You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analogous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination Picture Quote #1

If we know anything about man, it’s that he’s not pacific. The temptation to butcher anyone considered undesirable seems to be a common temptation, not always resisted Picture Quote #1

A man that will go along with six killings is making his escape a little slow Picture Quote #1

A woman’s love is like the morning dew. It’s just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose Picture Quote #1

Obviously, where art has it over life is in the matter of editing. Life can be seen to suffer from a drastic lack of editing. It stops too quick, or else it goes on too long. Worse, its pacing is erratic. Some chapters are little more than a few sentences in length, while others stretch into volumes. Life, for all its raw talent, has little sense of structure. It creates amazing textures, but it can’t be counted on for snappy beginnings or good endings either. Indeed, in many cases no ending is provided at all Picture Quote #1

A bookman’s love of books is a love of books, not merely of the information in them Picture Quote #1

I think its a sickness to grieve too much for those who never cared a fig for you Picture Quote #1

Part of the trick of being happy is a refusal to allow oneself to become too nostalgic for the heady triumphs of one’s youth Picture Quote #1

He had known several men who blew their heads off, and he had pondered it much. It seemed to him it was probably because they could not take enough happiness just from the sky and the moon to carry them over the low feelings that came to all men Picture Quote #1

There isn’t a thought in my head I care to be alone with for more than five minutes Picture Quote #1

I don’t see how being married could be any worse than listening to you talk for twenty years, but that still ain’t much of a recommendation for it Picture Quote #1

Yesterday’s gone on down the river and you can’t get it back Picture Quote #1

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The older the violin, the sweeter the music (Larry McMurtry Quotes) Uva uvum vivendo varia fit (Larry McMurtry Quotes) The earth is mostly just a boneyard. But pretty in the sunlight (Larry McMurtry Quotes) Anyway, whacking a surly bartender ain’t much of a crime (Larry McMurtry Quotes) It’s a fine world, though rich in hardships at times (Larry McMurtry Quotes) From him to the stars, in all directions, there was only silence and emptiness (Larry McMurtry Quotes) The reason men are so awful is because some woman has spoiled them (Larry McMurtry Quotes) Texas is rich in unredeemed dreams (Larry McMurtry Quotes) I never met a soul in this world as normal as me (Larry McMurtry Quotes) If I had a mind to rent pigs, I’d be mighty upset. A man that likes to rent pigs won’t be stopped (Larry McMurtry Quotes) No illusion is more crucial than the illusion that great success and huge money buy you immunity from the common ills of mankind, such as cars that won't start (Larry McMurtry Quotes) You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analogous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination (Larry McMurtry Quotes) If we know anything about man, it’s that he’s not pacific. The temptation to butcher anyone considered undesirable seems to be a common temptation, not always resisted (Larry McMurtry Quotes) A man that will go along with six killings is making his escape a little slow (Larry McMurtry Quotes) A woman’s love is like the morning dew. It’s just as likely to settle on a horse turd as a rose (Larry McMurtry Quotes) Obviously, where art has it over life is in the matter of editing. Life can be seen to suffer from a drastic lack of editing. It stops too quick, or else it goes on too long. Worse, its pacing is erratic. Some chapters are little more than a few sentences in length, while others stretch into volumes. Life, for all its raw talent, has little sense of structure. It creates amazing textures, but it can’t be counted on for snappy beginnings or good endings either. Indeed, in many cases no ending is provided at all (Larry McMurtry Quotes) A bookman’s love of books is a love of books, not merely of the information in them (Larry McMurtry Quotes) I think its a sickness to grieve too much for those who never cared a fig for you (Larry McMurtry Quotes) Part of the trick of being happy is a refusal to allow oneself to become too nostalgic for the heady triumphs of one’s youth (Larry McMurtry Quotes) He had known several men who blew their heads off, and he had pondered it much. It seemed to him it was probably because they could not take enough happiness just from the sky and the moon to carry them over the low feelings that came to all men (Larry McMurtry Quotes) There isn’t a thought in my head I care to be alone with for more than five minutes (Larry McMurtry Quotes) I don’t see how being married could be any worse than listening to you talk for twenty years, but that still ain’t much of a recommendation for it (Larry McMurtry Quotes) Yesterday’s gone on down the river and you can’t get it back (Larry McMurtry Quotes)

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