Quotes from Tony Earley

I am filled suddenly with hope. I don't think I will ever die. We are looking for ghosts, but, I think, a good story will do.

Writers do not write about a place because they belong there, but because they want to.

I think about reading the poem to her, but some things are just too true to ever say out loud.

Where you going?" Whitey asked. "Nowhere," said Jim. "Hang on a minute, then," said Whitey. "I ain't going nowhere, either.

I looked down and realized I had champagne, Diet Coke, red wine, Coors Light, bottled water, and hot tea on my tray all at once. The rich, I realized, were different from you and me only in their unlimited access to beverages. For a moment I was intensely happy.