Top 25 Quotes by Raymond Carver of 79 - Page 4

We knew our days were numbered. We had fouled up our lives and we were getting ready for a shake-up.

Shakes, Ready, Our Lives

Raymond Carver (2009). “Collected Stories”

She won't give him back his look.

Giving, Looks

Raymond Carver (2015). “Cathedral”, p.162, Vintage

There's literary creation and literary business. When I first got something accepted, it gave my life a validation it didn't otherwise have.

Validation, Firsts, Creation

My heart is broken,” she goes. “It’s turned to a piece of stone. I’m no good. That’s what’s as bad as anything, that I’m no good anymore.

Heart, Broken, Pieces

Raymond Carver (2015). “Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories”, p.131, Vintage

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