Thomas McGuane (born December 11, 1939) is an acclaimed American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter, renowned for his works set in the American West, fly fishing, and rural American life. His novels often explore themes of masculinity, the relationship between nature and civilization, and the spiritual struggles of marginalized characters in contemporary America.
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Source: The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing
Source: The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing
“The trouble is, you can't properly present something you don't believe in.”
Source: The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing
Source: The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing
Source: Crow Fair: Stories
“It don't do you no nevermind to tell nobody nothing.”
Source: Gallatin Canyon
“Literature is the ditch I'm going to die in. It's still the thing I care most about.”
Source: Crow Fair: Stories
“Giving freaks a pass is the oldest tradition in Montana.”
Source: Driving on the Rim
Source: Panama
Source: Nobody's Angel
“My life was the best omelette you could make with a chainsaw”
“Angling is extremely time consuming. That's sort of the whole point.”
Source: The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing
Source: The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing
“Something had gone amiss with men, and the weak ones were dangerous.”
Source: Nobody's Angel
Source: The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing