Larry McMurtry Quotes


If I had a mind to rent pigs, I'd be mighty upset. A man that likes to rent pigs won't be stopped.


Citations

McMurtry, Larry. Lonesome Dove. Simon & Schuster, 1985.

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Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry
  • Born: June 3, 1936
  • Died: March 25, 2021
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Novelist, Screenwriter, Essayist, Antiquarian Bookseller

Larry Jeff McMurtry was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. His novels included Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films. Movies adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations (13 wins).