Larry McMurtry quotes - page 2

Larry McMurtry was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter, celebrated for his stories about the American West. His works, such as "Lonesome Dove," explored themes of friendship, adventure, and the changing landscape of the frontier. He gained critical acclaim and numerous awards for his influential contributions to literature and film. Here are 36 of his quotes:

I hate rude behavior in a man,' he explained in his quiet, unassuming drawl. 'I won't tolerate it.' He politely tipped his hat, and rode away.

Larry McMurtry

One of the things that Ang brings to all of his projects is his deep sense of being a double exile, an outsider's outsider.

Larry McMurtry

Pat, did they get you for the embezzling?" Harmony asked. "That, and the fact that I got stopped with a few pills in my car," Pat said. "Seventeen thousand pills, to be exact.

Larry McMurtry

But just let me tell you something, son, a woman's love is like the morning dew, it's just as apt to settle on a horse turd as it is on a rose. So you better just get over it.

Larry McMurtry

The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.

Larry McMurtry

A man that ain't willin' to cheat for a poke don't want it bad enough.

Larry McMurtry

Self-parody is the first portent of age.

Larry McMurtry

Americans don't want cowboys to be gay.

Larry McMurtry

If we know anything about man, it's that he's not pacific. The temptation to butcher anyone considered undesirable seems to be a common temptation, not always resisted.

Larry McMurtry