Richard Yates

“if you wanted to do something absolutely honest, something true, it always turned out to be a thing that had to be done alone.”
― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

“It's a disease. Nobody thinks or feels or cares any more; nobody gets excited or believes in anything except their own comfortable little God damn mediocrity.”
― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

“No one forgets the truth; they just get better at lying.”
― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

“Being alone has nothing to do with how many people are around.”
― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

“If you don’t try at anything, you can’t fail… it takes back bone to lead the life you want”
― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

“Never say anything that doesn't improve on silence.”
― Richard Yates, A Good School

“I'm only interested in stories that are about the crushing of the human heart.”
― Richard Yates