Homer Hickam Quotes

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I would tell people some years later that I was raised an only child and so was my brother.

Homer Hickam

You must completely dedicate yourselves to it. To do less will be to let down your country, your state, your parents, your teachers, and ultimately, yourselves. Remember this: The only good citizen is the well-educated citizen.

Homer Hickam

I had discovered that learning something, no matter how complex, wasn't hard when I had a reason to want to know it.

Homer Hickam

There are two things every woman really wants: one, she wants to know that a man really loves her, and two, that he isn't going to stop.

Homer Hickam

A man can't hit a woman and stay a man. He becomes a loathsome thing, even to himself. But the woman who stays with such a man panders to his darkness. They both risk their souls.

Homer Hickam

Not much comes easy in this world, Sonny. If it does, it's best to be suspicious of it. It's probably not worth much.

Homer Hickam

Homer Hickam

Homer Hickam

Born: February 19, 1943 (age 81)

Bio: Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr. is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer. His autobiographical novel October Sky: A Memoir, was a No.

Known for:

October Sky (1998)
The Coalwood Way (2000)
Sky of Stone (2001)
Torpedo Junction (1989)
Back to the Moon (1999)

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