Max Brand Quotes

Max Brand provides sly, woman-focused quips that reveal a writer's quirky priorities.

5 quotes

1. There has to be a woman, but not much of a one. A good horse is much more important.

2. “First, the weather got hotter every day, and the hay press broke down every day. Second, the boss fell in love with Marian Wray, and the hay press broke down every day. Third, inside of forty-eight hours everybody on that crew hated everybody else, and the hay press broke down every day. Fourth, and most important of all, the hay press broke down every day.”

3. “thousand of Hal's getting away. Four”

4. “Words," said the host, at length, "is worse'n bullets. You never know what they'll hit.”

5. “When in doubt, head into the wind.”