Quotes by Charles Portis

About Charles Portis:

Charles McColl Portis is an American author best known for his novels Norwood (1966) and the classic Western novel True Grit (1968), both adapted as films. The latter also inspired a film sequel and a made-for-TV movie sequel. A newer film adaptation of True Grit was released in 2010.
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You put things off and then one morning you wake up and say—today I will change the oil in my truck.

Charles Portis

A reporter from 'The Times' wanted to arm-wrestle, and as I recall, he kept challenging me. So we went at it, and there was a pop. His arm broke. Very strange. He went into a kind of swoon.

Charles Portis

I didn't care for beat reporting, covering the same thing day after day - short attention span.

Charles Portis

I'm white and I don't dance, but that doesn't mean I have all the answers.

Charles Portis

The People's' historic duty was to become a nameless herd and submit to the absolute control of a small pack of wily and vicious intellectuals.

Charles Portis

Author Bio

  • NameCharles Portis
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornDecember 28, 1933
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAuthor; Novelist
  • WorksTrue Grit