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Robert Newton Peck

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Robert Newton Peck was an American author known for his humorous and satirical style. Born on February 17, 1928, his works often revolve around everyday life, offering unique perspectives and profound insights into the complexities of human nature and the absurdities of society.

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“No matter how tender you care about people, I was discovering, you'll not alter anyone. Best afford them the noblest gift that a man can offer his neighbor. Acceptance.”

People Acceptance

Book:Cowboy Ghost

Source: Cowboy Ghost

“It always looked to me like she was smiling. In fact, I know she was. Lots if things smile, like a flower to the sun. And one thing sure. I knew that just like I could smile to see Pinky, she sure could smile to see me.”

Book:A Day No Pigs Would Die

Source: A Day No Pigs Would Die

“Sooner or later, animals will let loose a human trait, as men sometimes behave like a beast.”

Book:Cowboy Ghost

Source: Cowboy Ghost

“To watch him sit a horse was better than hearing music. Every motion did easy. He and his animal were one graceful entity, as though they'd not been asked to work, but to waltz.”

Book:Cowboy Ghost

Source: Cowboy Ghost

“Smiling, he smuggled me an extra-tender ear of buttery sweet corn, which I gnawed to cob in three seconds. Aware I no longer ate human. Rather like a homeless dog.”

Book:Cowboy Ghost

Source: Cowboy Ghost

“Writers, good ones, don't tell stories. Characters show stories.”

Character Stories Shows

Book:Fiction is folks: how to create unforgettable characters

Source: Fiction is folks: how to create unforgettable characters

“A plot is two dogs and one bone.”

Two Dog Bones Plot Two Dogs

Book:Secrets of successful fiction

Source: Secrets of successful fiction

“A good writer writes with a camera, not a pen.”

Writing Cameras Pens Good Writers

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“Never miss a chance to keep your mouth shut.”

Chance Missing Mouths Humorous

Author:Robert Newton Peck

“My backside and my privates. I’m stuck so full of prickers, it makes me smart just to think on it.”

Thinking Smart Stuck Backsides

Book:A Day No Pigs Would Die

Source: A Day No Pigs Would Die

“I’d heard about the Baptists from Jacob Henry’s mother. According to her, Baptists were a strange lot. They put you in water to see how holy you were. Then they ducked you under the water three times. Didn’t matter a whit if you could swim or no. If you didn’t come up, you got dead and your mortal soul went to Hell. But if you did come up, it was even worse. You had to be a Baptist.”

Ifs Soul Matter Mother Three Water Hell Heard Strange Holy Come Up Mortals Swim Three Times Baptists Jacob

Author:Robert Newton Peck

About the Author

Born: February 17, 1928
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Quotes: 11

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