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
act arrest mean warrants
These arrest warrants are only a first step. If the warrants are to mean anything, governments must act now to arrest the accused.
bathtub build cars cleaned driver engine few holiday hot inn late man parking parts problem quite sleeping stay wash water
Many years ago, when I was just an independent driver sleeping under the truck, man, when you got to stay in a Holiday Inn, that was a treat. I've cleaned quite a few parts in the bathtub of a Holiday Inn in my time. In the late '60s, we'd go on a three-month tour. You'd have to build your cars in the parking lot. If you had an engine problem or had to build a gear, you'd take it in the room, wash it in hot water and put it back together.