When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
I was born in Clinton, Mississippi, which had 1,500-2,500 people when I was growing up - a village. — Barry Hannah Copy Share
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… — Barry Hannah Copy Share
“Many robins got in the church from the trees and roosted among the congregation. They were drunk from some berries and fallen persimmons. Come… — Barry Hannah Copy Share
Where is the angry machine of all of us? Why is God such a blurred magician? Why are you begging for your life if… — Barry Hannah Copy Share
My stories do have plot. They're not just scattered language; they're controlled, toward an end. — Barry Hannah Copy Share
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… — Barry Hannah Copy Share
“...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… — Barry Hannah Copy Share
Honestly, I envy painters, who can have a masterpiece in one morning. Or musicians, who can write something in 30 minutes and arrange it… — Barry Hannah Copy Share
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… — Barry Hannah Copy Share
