Jean Shepherd Professions : Raconteur Born : July 26, 1921 Died : October 16, 1999 Browse All Authors Top 17 quotes by Jean Shepherd The reality of what we really are is often times found in the small snips, way down at the bottom of things. Jean Shepherd found reality way I've met them down in the Cost and Accounting Department, clean-shaven and in white collars. They can't see a damn thing ridiculous about themselves... only about you. Jean Shepherd ridiculous cost white Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory? Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty. Jean Shepherd memories years thinking The hand of fate had dipped into the ragbag of humanity. Jean Shepherd fate humanity hands The Bumpuses were so low down on the evolutionary totem pole that they weren't even included in Darwin's famous family tree. They had inbred and ingrown and finally emerged from the Kentucky hills like some remnant of Attila the Hung's barbarian horde. Flick said that they had webbed feet and only three toes. It might have been true. Jean Shepherd kentucky family feet A man today never feels so alive as when he is hurtling from one point to another on the azimuth. Jean Shepherd alive today men Some men are Baptists, others Catholics; my father was an Oldsmobile man. Jean Shepherd catholic men father In God we trust; all others pay cash. Jean Shepherd cash credit pay Manhattan cabs are born old. Jean Shepherd manhattan born new-york The truth will always have a market. Jean Shepherd truth Being a White Sox fan meant measuring victory in terms of defeat. A 6-5 defeat was a good day. A big rally was Wally Moses doubling down the right- field line. Jean Shepherd good-day victory white I had woven a tapestry of obscenity that as far as I know is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan. Jean Shepherd michigan space lakes There are fewer things more thrilling in life than lumpy letters. That rattle. Jean Shepherd thrilling fewer letters I had been an eyewitness to a truly historic moment in American pop culture. Jean Shepherd usa moments culture In all my years of New York cab riding I have yet to find the colorful, philosophical cabdriver that keeps popping up on the late movies. Jean Shepherd philosophical new-york years Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense. Jean Shepherd randy slugs defense That reminds me of something that happened to me when I was a kid. Jean Shepherd something kid me happened
