Literature is the ditch I'm going to die in. It's still the thing I care most about. - Thomas McGuane
It don't do you no nevermind to tell nobody nothing. - Thomas McGuane
We both liked children; we just didn't want any ourselves. There were children everywhere, and we saw no reason to start our own brand. Young couples plunge into parenthood and about half the time they end up with some ghastly problem on their hands. We thought we'd leave that to others. - Thomas McGuane
Quinn wanted to make her see that people didn't live like this; but what was the use. No one was going to get her away from Bird Man out there. - Thomas McGuane