"Becoming Richard Pryor is a compulsively readable book that sets a new gold standard for American biography. Scott Scaulâ€™s research is extraordinary; his writing is taut, elegant, and insightful; and he captures both the hilarity and pain that made Richard Pryor such a towering figure,"

-- Debby Applegate

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“In Hilbert space no one can hear you scream.”
“I mean, obviously, a lot of people know me around the world. Kids know me.”

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“The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.”
“I ascribe to Mark Twain's theory that the last person who should be President is the one who wants it the most. The one who should be picked is the one who should be dragged kicking and screaming into the White House.”
“If you want to watch two guys knock hell out of each other, watch us.”
“Landscape is history made visible.”
“To exercise at or near capacity is the best way I know of reaching a true introspective state. If you do it right, it can open all kinds of inner doors.”
“I fool around with guitar and I can fool around on piano. I don't really play either instrument although I can play a couple of songs on guitar. You don't really need to be able to play to compose. There are many composers and arrangers who work out of their heads.”

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