“A suicide attempt can be very much like falling in love. You're not really sure, as you proceed, what is real and what you're making up as you go. You're genuinely uncertain how the whole thing's going to turn out.… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
“A suicide attempt can be very much like falling in love. You're not really sure, as you proceed, what is real and what you're… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
That is the person you want publishing your book. To be in it, you really have to believe in books and love whatever it… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
Both of us, me and Friedrich Nietzsche being writers, if we weren't capable of some strategic self-deception, we would have moved on to more… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
It's the same when you listen to any kind of successful athlete. My older brother has a useful name for them - he calls… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
That's the old AA maxim, "Always have a drink in your hand and you'll never want a drink." That's one of the most classic… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
I don't care about the politics, I don't care about the practicality, I don't care about any of it. — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
When I was writing Love and Lies, I was going over a lot of my old notes to see if there were any insights… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
What is the most fascinating kind of self-deception to me, and a kind that isn't necessarily unhealthy, is what Friedrich Nietzsche called "strategic self-deception."… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
Unreflective self-deception leads people into hypocrisy and all sorts of moral failings. When you look at these people who are busy pontificating like I… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
