Guy Clark Quotes

There ain't no money in poetry, that's what keeps the poet free. I've had all the freedom I can stand.

~ Guy Clark

All these years the people said 'He’s acting like a kid.' He did not know he could not fly, so he did. Well he’s one of those that knows that life is just a leap of faith. So spread your arms, hold your breath and always trust your cape.

~ Guy Clark

I get pretty much all the exercise I need walking down airport concourses carrying bags.

~ Guy Clark

Things change all the time, and they'll probably never be the same again. It's just the natural evolution of the human condition. Things change, and whatever it is is what it is. I mean, you try to start second guessing that, you either get rich or die broke.

~ Guy Clark

I have no reason to sit home and write songs all day without going out and playing for the folks. And I have no reason to go play for the folks unless I'm writing new songs so they can sort of feed off one another. And I just try to do the best I can.

~ Guy Clark