Quotes by : Ben Fountain

I think I was lucky to come of age in a place and time - the American South in the 1960s and '70s - when....

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

. . . any one episode, or even moment, in a person’s life is so complex, with so many layers of past....

Over the years I've come to realize that in a broad sense I'm interested in power and politics. I'm interested....

Not that she means anything by it, he knows. This is simply her lifelong habit of moderation at work,....

No it was my choice. It's what I wanted to do. And I knew they'd probably send me to Iraq. It's not like....

Billy tries to imagine the vast systems that support these athletes. They are among the best-cared for....

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

You can deny him, he thought, watching his father across the table. You can hate him, love him, pity....

At the door to the locker room Dime asks [Ennis] to autograph his ball. Ennis rears back. He's chuckling....