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> [What a bog and labyrinth the human essence is... We are all overbrained and overemotioned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/what-a-bog-and-labyrinth-the-human-essence-is-we-are-all-overbrained/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

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## More by Barry Hannah

> [I always intended to be light and open. I misjudged the American audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/i-always-intended-to-be-light-and-open-i-misjudged-the-american/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [I was born in Clinton, Mississippi, which had 1,500-2,500 people when I was growing up - a village.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/i-was-born-in-clinton-mississippi-which-had-1-500-2-500-people-when-i/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [I never pulled a loaded pistol on anybody, but it got around that I did. It got turned into lore. It's a myth. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/i-never-pulled-a-loaded-pistol-on-anybody-but-it-got-around-that-i/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [“Many robins got in the church from the trees and roosted among the congregation. They were drunk from some berries and fallen persimmons. Come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/many-robins-got-in-the-church-from-the-trees-and-roosted-among-the/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [You need to see a bit of hell now and then. That, and great joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/you-need-to-see-a-bit-of-hell-now-and-then-that-and-great-joy/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [“In Mississippi it is difficult to achieve a vista.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/in-mississippi-it-is-difficult-to-achieve-a-vista/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [Where is the angry machine of all of us? Why is God such a blurred magician? Why are you begging for your life if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/where-is-the-angry-machine-of-all-of-us-why-is-god-such-a-blurred/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [My stories do have plot. They're not just scattered language; they're controlled, toward an end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/my-stories-do-have-plot-they-re-not-just-scattered-language-they-re/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [I wake my wife up at 3 a.m. and say, "Listen to this!"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/i-wake-my-wife-up-at-3-a-m-and-say-listen-to-this/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [I lost my second marriage because of drinking, and I loved the woman very much. But I thought I needed booze to write. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/i-lost-my-second-marriage-because-of-drinking-and-i-loved-the-woman/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [“...it's always your first attempt every time you write, with your only companions being fear and coffee. That's the way it is a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/it-s-always-your-first-attempt-every-time-you-write-with-your-only/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [Honestly, I envy painters, who can have a masterpiece in one morning. Or musicians, who can write something in 30 minutes and arrange it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/honestly-i-envy-painters-who-can-have-a-masterpiece-in-one-morning-or/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [Professional Southerners sicken me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/professional-southerners-sicken-me/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [I hate editing. I love to write, but I hate to reread my stuff. To revise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/i-hate-editing-i-love-to-write-but-i-hate-to-reread-my-stuff-to-revise/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

> [I don't go around thinking about regret; regret doesn't consume me as a person... I'm not certain about whether any writer, any artist, any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-hannah/i-don-t-go-around-thinking-about-regret-regret-doesn-t-consume-me-as/)

[Barry Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-hannah/)

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