Billie Letts Quotes

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Home is the place that'll catch you when you fall. And we all fall.

Billie Letts

Come on, Forney.' Novalee, it's a parasite.' But it's a tradition.' It's a parasite! And you expect people yo stand under it and kiss?' Yes! it's what people do with mistletoe.

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Novalee watched his lips shape the words...the sounds, like whispered secrets, hanging in the air.

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And the needles of the pine trees, freshly washed to a deep, rich green, shimmered with droplets that blinked like clear crystals.

Billie Letts

Never act like you want it, darlin'. Act like you wouldn't own it if they paid you. Tell them it's dirty, broken...a useless thing. Then make an offer.

Billie Letts

You ever think about this? Every year you live, you pass the anniversary of your death. Now you don't know what day it is, of course.

Billie Letts

Home gives you something no other place can... your history. Home is where your history begins.

Billie Letts

You're dying right now. Right this minute.' He looked at his watch, said, 'Right this second,' then tapped it with his finger. 'See there? That second passed. It's gone. Not gonna come again. And while I'm talking to you, every second I'm talking, a second is passing. Gone. Count them up. Count them down. They're gone. Each one bringing you closer to your dying time.

Billie Letts

Billie Letts

Billie Letts

Born: May 30, 1938

Died: August 2, 2014 (aged 76)

Bio: Billie Dean Letts was an American novelist and educator. She was a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Known for:

Where the Heart Is (1995)
Shoot the moon (2001)
The Honk and Holler opening soon (1998)
Made in the U.S.A. (2008)
Indian café

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