I think mostly the commodifying comes after I've done something that has some other value to me. — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
If I don't like someone and I start reading their stuff, it seems like my brain will just automatically start criticizing everything… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I know Bret Easton Ellis has said he has some amount of empathy for every character he has written about, though, so… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I think Bret Easton Ellis has said that he doesn't completely identify with his characters. And I think he has referred to… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I think Gmail chats are different than IRL conversations because Gmail chats are saved by Gmail exactly as they occurred. I like… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
When I'm talking to someone I think 'can I use this dialogue in a book,'" said Luis. "If the answer is no… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I think I don't view myself as an author. I view myself as a person. I view anything as part of being… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I don't know what to say about Asians. I think everyone is "racist," to differing degrees, in that everyone's brain will automatically… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
He sometimes felt that life was something that had already risen, and all of this, the Jackson Pollack of spring, summer, and… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I don't think anything ever "needs" to happen. I don't think it's more positive to have a Twitter account, a Tumblr, and… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I don't think it's more positive to have a Twitter account, a Tumblr, and a blog. Someone without those things will use… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
If I wrote about "being [abstraction]" I would be ignoring existential issues (such as death, limited-time, the arbitrary nature of the universe,… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I don't know what Douglas Coupland thinks about his writing. I've read maybe one page of one of his books and didn't… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
If a context and a goal is defined I could say if it's good or bad. But overall I don't view things… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
It seems like I'm not [happy]. Because if you look at my tweets and what I think and say, it seems like… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I wouldn't think of my characters' moralities at all. And I think I identify fully with every main character I've written about… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
While other rich people might be like, "Once I'm rich I'm going to go on a vacation to wherever," but instead they… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I think everyone is "racist," to differing degrees, in that everyone's brain will automatically associate information with other information, based on the… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I feel connected with people because of their sense of humor, worldview, and what they think and feel about certain existential issues… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
If I focused hard on getting a literary agent, and doing things like that, instead of designing my blog's header, I would… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
“In the parking lot, she drove and parked in a dark area with no other cars around. She reclined her seat, and listened to… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I actually don't have...opinions. I'm not being secretive about anything. I just actually don't have opinions about society. I can discern that certain things… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
“Sara would call one of those cops on horses a motherfucker. The cop would avert his eyes. Sara would ask directions for the wild… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
Do you sometimes look up from the computer and look around the room and know you are alone, I mean really know it, then… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
I think mostly the commodifying comes after I've done something that has some other value to me. — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
“The hamster friend said being able to do front rolls didn't make the hamster as good as Bruce Lee, which was not a true… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
“As a teenager, he made screaming noises at night in his room, like a deranged person. He threw his electrical pencil sharpener at the… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
“Don't be stupid and awkward," the dolphin says. "You want to walk together or not?" "You are a stupid piece of shit. Go away… — tao lin Copy Share Image
I was delivering pizzas at Domino's. I was 17 maybe. I liked it a lot. Just driving in the nice weather and listening to music. — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
loneliness can fly a helicopter through a cut-out shape of a helicopter the same size as the helicopter and that's it's only skill and… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
![“If I wrote about "being [abstraction]" I would be ignoring existential issues (such as death, limited-time, the arbitrary nature of the universe, the mystery of consciousness) that I feel affect me most in my life and think about most of the time. Another reason is that it doesn't seem specific or…” quote by Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd0/tao-lin-3279_abstraction_if-i-wrote-about-being-abstraction-i-wou_1757799.jpg)
![“It seems like I'm not [happy]. Because if you look at my tweets and what I think and say, it seems like I'm worried about what's going to happen.” quote by Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/99e/tao-lin-3279_happens_it-seems-like-i-m-not-happy-because-if-y_2353344.jpg)
![“If I focused hard on getting a literary agent, and doing things like that, instead of designing my blog's header, I would have more money, I think. I think I don't view myself as an author. I view myself as a person. I view [anything] as part of being a person, so I feel okay with "marketing" or…” quote by Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ff1/tao-lin-3279_agents_if-i-focused-hard-on-getting-a-literary_3167627.jpg)
