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William Saroyan was an American playwright and novelist known for his humorous and satirical style. His works often explored social and human issues from the perspective of Armenian-American individuals.

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Famous William Saroyan Quotes

“Two years ago your father died, Ulysses. But as long as we are alive, as long as we are together, as long as two of us are left, and remember him, nothing in the world can take him from us.”

World Years Long Two Together Remember Father Left Alive Years Ago Died Two Years Father Died Ulysses Two Of Us Two Years Ago

Author:William Saroyan

“Everything alive is part of each of us, and many things which do not move as we move are part of us. The sun is part of us, the earth, the sky, the stars, the rivers, and the oceans. All things are part of us, and we have come here to enjoy them and to thank God for them.”

Earth Moving Stars Enjoy Sun Alive Sky Ocean All Things Rivers Thank God

Author:William Saroyan

“I have always been a Laugher, disturbing people who are not laughers, upsetting whole audiences at theatres... I laugh, that's all. I love to laugh. Laugher to me is being alive. I have had rotten times, and I have laughed through them. Even in the midst of the very worst times I have laughed.”

People Whole Audience Laughing Alive Worst Theatre Upset Midst Laughed Disturbing Rotten Worst Times

Book:Sons come and go, mothers hang in forever

Source: Sons come and go, mothers hang in forever

“Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.”

Trying Enough Might Motivational Death Laughing Hell Alive Anger Angry Live Life Happy Soon Enough

Book:The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Other Stories

Source: The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Other Stories

“Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.”

Trying Enough Alive Live Life Happy Soon Enough Happy To Be Alive

Book:The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Other Stories

Source: The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Other Stories

“If you’re alive, you can’t be bored in San Francisco. If you’re not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life.”

Ifs Alive Bored San Francisco Bay Area

Author:William Saroyan

“If you're alive, you can't be bored in San Francisco. If you're not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life......San Francisco is a world to explore. It is a place where the heart can go on a delightful adventure. It is a city in which the spirit can know refreshment every day.”

Ifs Knows World Heart Spirit Cities Alive Adventure Goes On Bored Delightful San Francisco Refreshments

Author:William Saroyan

About the Author

Born: August 31, 1908
Died: May 18, 1981
Known for: Dramatist
Quotes: 180

Books & Sources

Places Where I've Done TimeRelated source material

I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sureRelated source material

He flies through the air with the greatest of ease: a William Saroyan readerRelated source material

Sons come and go, mothers hang in foreverRelated source material

The Time of Your LifeRelated source material

Madness in the FamilyRelated source material

My Name Is AramRelated source material

The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Other StoriesRelated source material

The New Saroyan Reader: A Connoisseur's Anthology of the Writings of William SaroyanRelated source material

The bicycle rider in Beverly HillsRelated source material

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