Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Earl Hamner, Jr.

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Earl Henry Hamner Jr. was an American television writer and producer, best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s as the creator of two long-running series, The Waltons and Falcon Crest. As a novelist, he is best known for Spencer's Mountain, which was inspired by his own childhood and formed the basis for both the film of the same name and the television series The Waltons, for which he provided voice-over narration.

American - Novelist | Born: July 10, 1923

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I've led a charmed life. I've known people who have been depressed, and I've never had that.

Earl Hamner, Jr.

If you are a good writer - and I think I am - you are able to handle any kind of group and imagine their lives.

Earl Hamner, Jr.

A man, well, he'll walk right into Hell with both eyes open. But even the devil can't fool a dog.

Earl Hamner, Jr.

A mountain has no need for people, but people do need mountains. We go to them for their beauty, for the exhilaration of standing closer to mysterious skies, for the feeling of triumph that comes from having labored to reach a summit.

Earl Hamner, Jr.

Without courage, honor, compassion, pity, love and sacrifice, as William Faulkner pointed out, we know not of love, but lust. We debase our audience. But we can ennoble and enrich our viewers and ourselves in our journey through this good time, this precious time, this great and wonderful experience we call life.

Earl Hamner, Jr.

Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Earl Hamner, Jr.

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