Every man has a right to keep his own sentiments if he pleases. Richard Yates More Quotes by Richard Yates More Quotes From Richard Yates ...his job was the very least important part of his life, never to be mentioned except in irony. Richard Yates irony important jobs Warren Cox, God knew, was no prize; a commercial person, a sales person, the kind of man who said things like "x numbers of dollars". At lunch today, laboriously trying to explain some business procedure, he had said "x number of dollars" three times. Richard Yates sales-person lunch men Acting might bring on emotional exhaustion, but writing tired your brains out. Writing led to depression and insomnia and walking around all day with a haggard look. Richard Yates tired insomnia writing God knows there certainly ought to be a window around here somewhere, for all of us. Richard Yates god-knows ought window If you haven't written a novel by the time you're forty you never will! Richard Yates forty novel havens Remember what Anatole France said about the dog masturbating on your leg--'Sure, it's honest, but who needs it? Richard Yates legs dog needs
