I lived near Peoria, Illinois when I was a young pup, and was therefore probably more familiar with Richard Pryor's work than I should have been at a young age. I'd say he'll be missed, but he's already been missed for some time.
"It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused."-Richard Pryor
"Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success." -Oscar Wilde
"Friendship that flows from the heart cannot be frozen by adversity, as the water that flows from the spring cannot congeal in winter." -James Fenimore Cooper
"True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and choice." -Samuel Johnston