Chris Crutcher Quotes

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And I think if you're going to be with somebody, you owe it to them to show yourself.

Chris Crutcher

I walk outside and scream at the top of my lungs, and it maybe travels two blocks. A whale unleashes his cry, and it travels hundreds or even thousands of miles. Every whale in the ocean will at one time or another run into that song. And I figure whales probably don't edit. If they think it, they say it...Whale talk is the truth, and in a very short period of time, if you're a whale, you know exactly what it is to be you.

Chris Crutcher

It's a scary thing; moving on. Part of me wishes life were more predictable and part of me is excited that it's not. I think it's impossible to tell the good things from the bad things while they're happening.

Chris Crutcher

The Magnificent Seven consisted of one swimmer of color, a representative from each extreme of the educational spectrum, a muscle man, a giant, a chameleon, and a one-legged psychopath. When I envision us walking seven abreast through the halls of Cutter High, decked out in the sacred blue and gold, my heart swells.

Chris Crutcher

No amount of effort could have stopped that, because our points of view - the way we perceive things - are inextricably linked to our beliefs,...,our beliefs color what we see.

Chris Crutcher

If you think your life sucks, it probably does. Do something about it.

Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher

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Born: July 17, 1946 (age 79)

Bio: Chris Crutcher is an American novelist and a family therapist. He received the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2000 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.

Known for:

Whale Talk (2001)
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes (1993)
Deadline (2007)
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories (1991)
Chinese Handcuffs (1989)

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