Gypsies make difficult friends for ordinary people, and he was seething of a gypsy. Author: Robert James Waller Copy Quote More from Robert James Waller “The reality is not exactly what the song started out to be, but it's not a bad …” “Analysis destroys wholes. Some things, magic things, are meant to stay whole. I…” “The old dreams were good dreams; they didn't work out but I'm glad I had them.” “The heart never forgets, never gives up, the territory marked off for those who…”