Quotes from Rocket Boys

Homer Hickam ·  384 pages

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“I had discovered that learning something, no matter how complex, wasn't hard when I had a reason to want to know it.”
― Homer Hickam, quote from Rocket Boys


“Not much comes easy in this world, Sonny. If it does, it's best to be suspicious of it. It's probably not worth much.”
― Homer Hickam, quote from Rocket Boys


“All I’ve done is give you a book,” she said. “You have to have the courage to learn what’s inside it.”
― Homer Hickam, quote from Rocket Boys


“I would tell people some years later that I was raised an only child and so was my brother.”
― Homer Hickam, quote from Rocket Boys


“You must completely dedicate yourselves to it. To do less will be to let down your country, your state, your parents, your teachers, and ultimately, yourselves. Remember this: The only good citizen is the well-educated citizen.”
― Homer Hickam, quote from Rocket Boys



“There’s a plan. If you’re willing to fight it hard enough, you can make it detour for a while, but you’re still going to end up wherever God wants you to be. G”
― Homer Hickam, quote from Rocket Boys


“We had to start somewhere, either succeed or fail, and then build what we knew as we went along.”
― Homer Hickam, quote from Rocket Boys


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Homer Hickam
Born place: in Coalwood, WV, The United States
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