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Novelist

American novelist known for his profound portrayal of life in the American Southwest. His works, including 'Lolita' and 'The Lonesome Dove', have won numerous Pulitzer Prizes.

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Famous Larry McMurtry Quotes

“It was something he had always done - moved apart, so he could be alone and think things or a little.”

Thinking Self Time Alone Think Loner Always Apart Moved Apart Think Things Time With Hisself

Book:Lonesome Dove

Source: Lonesome Dove

“The thought cross his mind that he ought to have married her and not gone rambling. If he had, he wouldn't be in such a fix. But he felt little fear; just an overpowering fatigue. Life had slipped out of line. It was unfair, it was too bad, but he couldn't find the energy to fight it any longer.”

Thinking Mind Energy Fear Should Have Thought Fight Think Unfair Fatigue No Choice Could Not Fight Too Bad

Author:Larry McMurtry

“I think its a sickness to grieve too much for those who never cared a fig for you.”

Thinking Too Much Grieving Sickness Figs

Book:Lonesome Dove: A Novel

Source: Lonesome Dove: A Novel

“You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analagous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination. Hold the philosophy, hold the adjectives, just give us a plain subject and verb and perhaps a wholesome, nonfattening adverb or two.”

Thinking Want Giving Firsts Two Country Philosophy Imagination Simple Too Much Subjects Sentences Crafts Breakfast Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Good Country

Book:Some Can Whistle

Source: Some Can Whistle

“... people are always turning out to be tougher than I think they are.”

People Thinking

Book:The Last Picture Show

Source: The Last Picture Show

About the Author

Born: June 3, 1936
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 125

Books & Sources

Lonesome DoveRelated source material

Lonesome Dove: A NovelRelated source material

The Last Kind Words SaloonRelated source material

Somebody's DarlingRelated source material

Some Can WhistleRelated source material

Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 1846--1890Related source material

Books: A MemoirRelated source material

In a Narrow Grave: Essays on TexasRelated source material

The Last Picture ShowRelated source material

The Lonesome Dove SeriesRelated source material

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