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Richard Ford quotes about good

American Author February 16, 1944

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...good counsel: generosity, longevity, acceptance, relinquishment, letting the world come to me -- and, with these things to make a life. Richard Ford
Just exactly what that good life was--the one I expected--I cannot tell you now exactly, though I wouldn't say it has not come to pass, only that much has come in between. Richard Ford
I didn't know with certainty what to say about the large world, and didn't care to risk speculating. And I still don't. That we all look at it from someplace, and in some hopeful-useful way, is about all I found I could say--my best, most honest effort. And that isn't enough for literature, though it didn't bother me much. Nowadays, I'm willing to say yes to as much as I can: yes to my town, my neighborhood, my neighbor, yes to his car, her lawn and hedge and rain gutters. Let things be the... Richard Ford
What I know is, you have a better chance in life-of surviving it-if you tolerate loss well; manage not to be a cynic through it all;... to connect the unequal things into a whole that preserves the good, even if the good is not simple to find. We try, as my sister said. We try. Richard Ford
Richard Ford quote: "You can't write ... on the strength of influence. You can only..."
You can't write ... on the strength of influence. You can only write a good story or a good novel by yourself. Richard Ford
Richard Ford quote: "You're only good if you can do bad and decide not to."
You're only good if you can do bad and decide not to. Richard Ford

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