Richard Yates
Born: 02-02-1926
Richard Yates was an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer known for his unflinching portrayal of post-war American life. Born in 1926, Yates served in World War II and later became a prominent literary figure with his debut novel, "Revolutionary Road." His work often explores themes of disillusionment and the struggles of the individual against societal expectations. Despite critical acclaim, Yates struggled with recognition during his lifetime.
Book summaries for books written by Richard Yates
Quotes
No one forgets the truth; they just get better at lying.
Hopelessness was not the most depressing thing about the lives of the Wheelers.
If being crazy means living life as if it mattered, then I don't mind being completely insane.
It takes backbone to lead the life you want and not just the life that happens to you.
It was the emptiness that was unbearable, the sense that life might as well be lived in a vacuum.
The trouble was that from the very beginning they had been afraid they would end up like this.
But there was only the same profound love and affection she had always felt for him.
You should've joined the circus when I suggested it. You'd have made a marvelous clown.
She found the idea vaguely amusing - that her best self was someone she had never been.
How fragile we are under the sheltering sky. Behind the sheltering sky is a vast dark universe.
It's a disease. Nobody thinks or feels or cares any more; nobody gets excited or believes in anything except their own comfortable little God damn mediocrity.
She had resolved never to criticise him again, never to nag or complain.