Quotes by : Ben Fountain

Americans are children who must go somewhere else to grow up, and sometimes die.

There was no such thing as perfection in this world, only moments of such extreme transparency that you....

Much of life, fatherhood included, is the story of knowledge acquired too late: if only I’d known then....

Why?' He kept asking in his sweetly belling voice, its tone as pure as marbles swirled around a crystal....

...he wonders by what process virtually any discussion about the war seems to profane these ultimate....

He decides he wants both more or less. He’d like to hang with Beyonce in a nice way, get to know her....

It is sort of weird being honored for the worst day of your life.

It's an important thing and a necessary thing as a writer to always be reaching outside of yourself.....

As if sorrow is the true reality? Without ever putting his mind to it, he's come to believe that loss....

[Norm said,] 'To all those who argue this war is a mistake, I'd like to point out that we've removed....