Robert James Waller
Born: 01-01-1939
Robert James Waller was an American author best known for his bestselling novel "The Bridges of Madison County." Born on August 1, 1939, in Charles City, Iowa, he was also a photographer and musician. Waller's poignant storytelling often explored themes of love and longing. Before his literary success, he was a business professor and dean at the University of Northern Iowa. Waller passed away in 2017, leaving a lasting literary legacy.
Book summaries for books written by Robert James Waller
Quotes
The old dreams were good dreams; they didn't work out, but I'm glad I had them.
The woman is the most perfect doll that i have dressed with delight and admiration.
The roads we take are more important than the goals we announce. Decisions determine destiny.
I don't want to need you, because I can't have you.
We are the accumulation of everything we've ever done, or not done. We carry our choices with us, good and bad.
You can't describe the reality of love, you have to live it.
There's something simple and unique about the American heart, and you see it in the eyes of a woman when she's in love.
I think most people would rather be happy than dignified, after all.
Sometimes you have to risk everything for a dream no one can see but you.
If you want me, it's simple. I'm yours.
A thousand half-loves must be foresaken to take one whole heart home.
The heart wants what it wants, or else it does not care.