Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by James Carlos Blake

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer James Carlos Blake.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

James Carlos Blake is an American writer of novels, novellas, short stories, and essays. His work has received extensive critical favor and several notable awards. He has been called “one of the greatest chroniclers of the mythical American outlaw life” as well as “one of the most original writers in America today and … certainly one of the bravest.” He is a recipient of the University of South Florida's Distinguished Humanities Alumnus Award and a member of the Texas Institute of Letters.

American - Writer | Born: May 26, 1947

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History is a story of violence at work. It all comes down to the old saw that, however much you can gain with a kind word, you can gain more with a kind word and a gun.

James Carlos Blake

A man who can laugh at himself is truly blessed, for he will never lack for amusement.

James Carlos Blake

The greatest tragedy that can befall a man is never to know who he really is.

James Carlos Blake

The shed of leaves became a cascade of red and gold and after a time the trees stood skeletal against a sky of weathered tin. The land lay bled of its colors. The nights lengthened, went darker, brightened in their clustered stars. The chilled air smelled of wood smoke, of distances and passing time. Frost glimmered on the morning fields. Crows called across the pewter afternoons.

James Carlos Blake

If a woman has a good ass the rest of her wil be nicely configured too, except for maybe the face. The face is always on its own.

James Carlos Blake

If the devil ever raised a garden, the Everglades was it.

James Carlos Blake

Violence is the most elemental truth of life. It's the central shaper of history, the ultimate determiner of whether A or B is going to get his way.

James Carlos Blake

If you’re afraid to defend your convictions because you might get your ass kicked for it, you’re not really fit to advocate for them.

James Carlos Blake

Men tend to remember the best things about the women they've loved and to forget the worst, which is why so many men make the same mistakes with women again and again. Women tend to forget the best things about the men they've loved and to remember the worst, which is why so many women become bitter about men.

James Carlos Blake

Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by James Carlos Blake

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