Richard Yates: Quotes about God

Richard Yates was Novelist, short story writer. Explore interesting quotes on god.
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“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.”

Richard Yates book Revolutionary Road

Source: Revolutionary Road

God , Disease , Feeling , Thinking

“Why did everything always change when all you wanted, all you had ever humbly asked of whatever God there might be, was that certain things be allowed to stay the same?”

Richard Yates
God , Change

“God knows there certainly ought to be a window around here somewhere, for all of us.”

Richard Yates book Eleven Kinds of Loneliness

Source: Eleven Kinds of Loneliness

God

“Know what we did, Lucy? You and me? We spent our whole lives yearning. Isn't that the God damndest thing?”

Richard Yates book Young Hearts Crying

Source: Young Hearts Crying

God

“There was no readiness for soldiering in this truck, no stern and cocky welcoming of challenges. They sounded - oh, Mother of God - they sounded like children.”

Richard Yates A Good School

Source: Novels, A Good School (1978), p.165 (Ch.7)

God , Children