Charles Willeford quotes
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“Just tell the truth, and they'll accuse you of writing black humor.”
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“My work is one long triumph over my limitations.”
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“I can't see any point to hanging around a Burger King all day, no matter how much money you make. .... I'll tell you why. Your life would depend on the random desires of people who wanted a hamburger. So you can just forget about Burger King.”
-- Charles WillefordSource : Charles Willeford (2009). “Miami Blues”, p.105, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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“I'm not going to ruin my movie because of some stupid ruling that it has to be ninety minutes long. That's just like adding three more plates to the last supper, or an extra wing to the Pentagon.”
-- Charles WillefordSource : Charles Willeford (2013). “The Woman Chaser”, p.129, The Overlook Press
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“Outside of taking care of a man’s needs, women don’t get much pleasure out of life, anyways.”
-- Charles WillefordSource : Charles Willeford (2013). “Cockfighter”, p.97, The Overlook Press
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Source : A. E. Hotchner (2009). “Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir”, p.14, Da Capo Press
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“The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.”
Source : A. J. Liebling (2005). “Just Enough Liebling: Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer”, p.27, Macmillan
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“I cannot be made into the commentator for the unspoken black masses.”
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“The solemn pledge to abstain from telling the truth was called socialist realism.”
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