Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Vance Bourjaily

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Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Vance Bourjaily

Vance Nye Bourjaily was an American novelist, playwright, journalist, creative writing teacher, and essayist.

Now I am . . . like anyone with a strong preference for the fly rod, totally indifferent to how large a fish I catch by comparison with other fishermen. So when a fifteen-year-old called Fred, fishing deep in midsummer with a hideous plastic worm, caught a four and a half pounder . . . I naturally felt no resentment beyond wanting to break the kid's thumbs.
Every man, even the most blessed, needs a little more than average luck to survive this world. — © Vance Bourjaily
Every man, even the most blessed, needs a little more than average luck to survive this world.
The mark of a good party is that you wake up the next morning wanting to change your name and start a new life in a different city.
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