Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Richard Brautigan

Quote by Richard Brautigan

Work

Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America ; The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster ; And, In Watermelon Sugar

This compilation includes 'Trout Fishing in America,' a tale of a man's journey through the American West; 'The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster,' a narrative set against the backdrop of a mining disaster; and 'In Watermelon Sugar,' a story that intertwines the lives of a group of drifters with the natural world around them. more

Author

Richard Brautigan
Richard Brautigan

Richard Brautigan was an influential American novelist born on January 30, 1935, and died on September 14, 1984. Known for his unique literary style and profound depiction of the natural environment, he is considered one of the key figures of the Beat Generation and the Post-Beat Generation. more

You May Also Like

“As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, - as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen, - and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.”

“My earlier views of the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures have become clearer and stronger with advancing years, and I see no reason for thinking I shall ever change them.”