“The Western notion of masculinity goes back a long way. It doesn’t allow for women, and it’s also racist - it doesn’t allow for other cultures.” WayLongCultureWesternNotionRacistMasculinityLong WayOther Cultures Author:Larry McMurtry
“Books can accommodate the proximity of computers but it doesn't seem to work the other way around. Computers now literally drive out books from the place that should, by definition, be books' own home: the library.” WayShouldBookHomeSeemsComputerLibraryDefinitionsAccommodateProximity Book:Books: A Memoir Source: Books: A Memoir
“For the past several centuries the bonding power of the family dinner table has been one of the few constants, and now it's binding no more. The potency of the media is now stronger than that of the family. The wonder is that families still exist at all, since the forces of modern life mainly all pull people away from a family centered way of life.” PeopleWayHas BeensStillsPastForceWonderModernCenturyMediaStrongerTablesDinnerModern LifeBindingBondingDinner TablePotencyFamily Dinner Book:Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen: Reflections on Sixty and Beyond Source: Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen: Reflections on Sixty and Beyond
“If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.” IfsWayWantToo MuchOne ThingHealthyBedEverydayDisappointmentGentlemanLonesomeEveryday ThingsFeisty Book:Lonesome Dove: A Novel Source: Lonesome Dove: A Novel
“I'm glad I've been wrong enough to keep in practice. . . You can't avoid it, you've got to learn to handle it. If you only come face to face with your own mistakes once or twice in your life it's bound to be extra painful. I face mine every day--that way they ain't usually much worse than a dry shave.” IfsWayEnoughFacesMistakePracticeMinesBoundsPainfulGladHandleExtrasDryFace To Face Book:Lonesome Dove: A Novel Source: Lonesome Dove: A Novel
“It's really quite simple. Mr. Isinglass robbed my father, destroyed my mother, exiled my brothers, and ruined me. If I catch him asleep I'll kill him. I do hope you like this pudding. I had to ride quite a way to find the plums.” IfsWayMotherFatherSimpleBrotherDestroyedMy BrotherRuinedPuddingPlums Author:Larry McMurtry
