"They may already know too much about their mother and father--nothing being more factual than divorce, where so much has to be explained and worked through intelligently (though they have tried to stay equable). I've noticed this is often the time when children begin calling their parents by their first names, becoming little ironists after their parents' faults. What could be lonelier for a parent than to be criticized by his child on a first-name basis?"
Quote collection
Richard Ford quotes (page 6 of 6)
105 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
Read quote
3 likes
Richard Ford
Novelist
Popular
"I'm not one of those people who as a writer lets my characters tell me what they want to do or call to me or seek me. I go seeking for things, using them as an agent, really."
Read quote
3 likes
Richard Ford
Novelist
Popular
"I get very involved in the internal logic of sentences."
Read quote
3 likes
Richard Ford
Novelist
Popular
"She was an artist. She held opposites in her mind."
Read quote
3 likes
Richard Ford
Novelist
Popular
"Most things don't stay the way they are for very long. I take nothing for granted and try to be ready for the change that's soon to come."
Read quote
3 likes