I'm really close to my mom, but things with my dad have been different. He has dementia and watching him change, I've actually started to think that it's a purer state for people. Because he operates as if he's a… — Blake Butler Copy Share Image
I write all day every day, so when I feel unproductive, it magnifies everything else. — Blake Butler Copy Share
Reality is overrated to me. Everyone spends enough time on the computer, eating, going out to bars. Why do I need to read a… — Blake Butler Copy Share
“There were seven men, but just one language. They also moved as one and ate one meal a day and slept in the same… — Blake Butler Copy Share
What if life after death is all based within memory: you die, and you don't ascend on a bed of clouds to Jesus, but… — Blake Butler Copy Share
So many doors forever. There were never enough. Each door had several locks. One lock was combination. Another required keys. Another was a simple… — Blake Butler Copy Share
I'm not an escapist, but the value of language is that it can create places that did not exist before. And so language for… — Blake Butler Copy Share
“I thought of my father, alone and elsewhere, his head cradled in his hands. I thought of the day he'd punched a hole straight… — Blake Butler Copy Share
I use the word "god" a lot, and I'm not sure if I know what I believe god is. I don't believe that when… — Blake Butler Copy Share
I think language is a system that we have devised to negotiate a series of more amorphous entities. It's a layer you can use… — Blake Butler Copy Share
