Truck Quotes

“We sort the past in an attempt to sort the present and anticipate the future.”
― Michael Perry, Truck: A Love Story

“I am a stranger in a strange town, and the man standing beside me has just removed his pants. There are mitigating factors—he is well-kempt, we are in a laundromat, and as a registered nurse, I have seen this sort of thing before—but they fail to completely dissipate the tension inherent in sharing close quarters with a pantless stranger.”
― Michael Perry, Truck: A Love Story

“There commenced an epic snit.”
― Michael Perry, Truck: A Love Story

“Alice once told me artistry does not reside in motivation but rather stems from showing up, with the intent to be honest. When I meet a dreamer with calluses I try to shut up and listen.”
― Michael Perry, Truck: A Love Story

“Even at twenty below, snow brightens the bleak earth.”
― Michael Perry, Truck: A Love Story

“...when you pulverize your Pontiac to the point that it appears to have been tumble-dried in a rock crusher, you are sending a specific message,and that message is, this vehicle has been rendered irretrievably out of service.”
― Michael Perry, Truck: A Love Story