-
“But in the end, fighting for a love that was already gone felt like trying to live in the ruins of a lost city.”
Source : Paula McLain (2012). “The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.356, Ballantine Books
-
“No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.”
-
“It's funny; recently I've started to notice people's impersonations of me, and it's basically like a hyperactive child.”
-
“I'm Mexican-American, but for a long time I was pushed out of any references to Mexican-American writers. It was easier to come out as a gay man than it was to come out as a Mexican-American.”
Source : "'I'm a Writer Who Hustled, Not a Hustler Who Wrote': An Interview With John Rechy". Interview with June Thomas, www.slate.com. December 9, 2013. 
-
“Kindness is really important to me in finding my own prince - so are patience and a sense of humor. Without those qualities he's no Prince Charming!”
-
“American democracy is the inalienable right to sit on your front porch, in your pyjamas, drinking a can of beer and shouting out 'Where else is this possible?' Which doesn't seem to me to be freedom, really.”
-
“I'm making music the way I would have done before modern equipment and music recording.”
-
“Pete (Rose) doesn't run with celebrities and he can't stand the phonies. His big buddy in LA ain't Sinatra, it's a funny old groundskeeper.”
