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Book Quotes by Augusten Burroughs

10 Book quotes by Augusten Burroughs

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Augusten Burroughs shares ten concise reflections that reveal his candid, often self‑deprecating take on reading and writing. He touches on the therapeutic side of books, the chaos of the publishing world, and the personal rituals that accompany a good story. This brief set offers an honest, relatable glimpse into his literary outlook.

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I love to both give and receive very old books.

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I read a lot of science books - I love cosmology, quantum theory, particle physics. So my idea of a great read…

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I feel like they are two different things, and when I write books, they're just books. If they can be movies that's…

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When I first thought of being a writer I had visions of stacks of books in stores with my name on them,…

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A lot of being a writer doesn't have anything to do with writing. It's ironic - I have to squeeze the books…

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It's weird - sort of not terribly wise - to take a book that was successful and then change its cover.

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I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year, if I continued to read great books,…

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But then, look at me. My brain is incorrectly formed, and I'm shaped like a tube. Plus, I'm an alcoholic, a "survivor"…

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I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out, sell seven copies, and have to keep…

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The most important thing for a writer to do is to write. It really doesn't matter what you write as long as…

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There is nothing about myself that I wouldn't reveal or write about. I don't care how horrendous or ridiculous I may appear in person…

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“We were alone together, we were an us.”

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Like every child, I adored her. Until I formed a brain and got to know her.

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“You must hang onto the scraps of the bucking moment as if your sanity and life depended on it - because actually they do.”

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Real optimism is not the pep talk you give yourself. It is earned through the labor involved in emotional housekeeping.

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If you hate your life, you haven't' seen enough of it. If you hate your life, it's because your life is too small and…

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I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in.

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I think part of the reason I'm attracted to Foster is because he's such a mess. I mean, the people I have loved in…

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“On typical days, (dust) is simply irritating. On Roid Rage days, it made me want to stomp down to the highway, pull drivers out…

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I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways.

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“Nothing surprises me now," I tell him. I am stoic. I am Joan of Arc, with liver damage and an unused penis.”

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“It's not that I was an outright nitwit of a child.”

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