Richard Bach

Who is Richard Bach?

Richard David Bach is an American writer. He is widely known as the author of the hugely popular 1970s best-sellers Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, among others. Bach's books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely appearance. Bach is noted for his love of flying and for his books related to air flight and flying in a metaphorical context. He has pursued flying as a hobby since the age of 17. In late August 2012 Bach was badly injured when on approach to landing at Friday Harbor his aircraft clipped some power lines and crashed upside down in a field.

Famous Quotes:

• Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.
• Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but the mark of a fake messiah. -- The Savior's Manual
• The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.
• An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make it reality. You must, nevertheless, suffer for it.
• A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed, it feels an impulsion... .this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reason and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons.
• Can miles truly separate us from friends? If we want to be with someone we love, aren't we already there?
• Real love stories never have endings.
• The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.
• Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn't.
• You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.