Richard Ford Quotes


You turn away from being a professional, from the expectations of your parents, and that can be daunting. Because Eudora made it as a writer and lived in Jackson, it made that decision a whole lot more tenable. - Richard Ford



Writing is the only thing I've ever done with persistence, except for being married. - Richard Ford



We want to give brands more time around audiences, while still having our promotions outside the classroom. - Richard Ford



We want law and order, but want it in a matter of respect. - Richard Ford



There's a lot to be said for doing what you're not supposed to do, and the rewards of doing what you're supposed to do are more subtle and take longer to become apparent, which maybe makes it less attractive. But your life is the blueprint you make after the building is built. - Richard Ford



The river gives and the river basically takes away. There really isn't a vocabulary that I have access to that describes this. And as always, it's the least able to recover from this disaster who will suffer most intensely. - Richard Ford