Richard Bach

born 1936

Richard Bach (born 1936) is an American writer whose aviation experiences inform both fiction and nonfiction. Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions (1977) use flight to explore freedom and perceived limits, blending narrative with philosophical reflection.

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3 quotes we’ve traced to Richard Bach

“Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours”

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“Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't”

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“You teach best what you most need to learn”

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“If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours”

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