Richard Ford
Richard Ford
Richard Fordis an American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land and Let Me Be Frank with You, and the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 February 1944
CityJackson, MS
CountryUnited States of America
fear writing loss
And I think that in myself (and perhaps evident in what I write) fear of loss and the corresponding instinct to protect myself against loss are potent forces.
happiness writing important
Happiness for me is getting to write about the most important things I know.
writing thinking order
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.
morning reading writing
When I write a novel I start each morning by reading for 20 minutes.
writing years take-me
I didn't feel up to writing about 9/11. If I were to write about it, it would take me years.
reading writing
Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.
writing persistence done
Writing is the only thing I've ever done with persistence, except for being married.
writing stories influence
You can't write ... on the strength of influence. You can only write a good story or a good novel by yourself.
writing hands force
Writing never came naturally and I still have to force my hand to do it.
reading writing
To write you had to read so I backed into reading.
writing college hospitality
I went to college to study hospitality. I quickly got out of that and realized that what I liked to do was write.
writing heart way
Find what causes a commotion in your heart. Find a way to write about that
case consumer gears growth reasonable shift spending
The consumer has been out there spending pretty aggressively for some time. I think a reasonable case can be made that we will see growth through the end of the year. There may be some moderation, but the consumer doesn't shift gears on a dime.
hope learned lesson lost obey obvious responsibility
It was my hope that the defendant had learned that he had a responsibility to obey the law, ... It is obvious that the lesson was lost on the defendant.