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title: "12 Want Quotes By Augusten Burroughs"
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> [I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-think-writers-tend-to-be-experience-junkies-and-i-think-they-also/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [I wouldn't want to waste any of my brain cells on forgiving if it's holding me back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-wouldn-t-want-to-waste-any-of-my-brain-cells-on-forgiving-if-it-s/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [He continues to smile expectantly. I take a step back. I don't want to catch whatever he has. He is a disturbing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/he-continues-to-smile-expectantly-i-take-a-step-back-i-don-t-want-to/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [Because here is the truth: If you want to have a chance at meeting somebody with whom you are genuinely compatible, never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/because-here-is-the-truth-if-you-want-to-have-a-chance-at-meeting/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really want it to be true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/before-i-m-a-writer-i-m-definitely-a-reader-and-when-i-read-memoir-i/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [I suppose home is, for me, more of a state of mind. It's really more of about being where I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-suppose-home-is-for-me-more-of-a-state-of-mind-it-s-really-more-of/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [What I really want is to sit next to someone under an L.L. bean blanket on the beach in the fall and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/what-i-really-want-is-to-sit-next-to-someone-under-an-l-l-bean/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [I think people might think, oh, I don't want to approach the big famous author because it's embarrassing, but then they think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-think-people-might-think-oh-i-don-t-want-to-approach-the-big-famous/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [What nobody understood then is this: The only way that you achieve what you want and fulfill your dreams and become great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/what-nobody-understood-then-is-this-the-only-way-that-you-achieve/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [I don't read memoirs. But if you write a memoir, I would think you'd want people to know, "O.K., look, I've taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-don-t-read-memoirs-but-if-you-write-a-memoir-i-would-think-you-d/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [I don't worry about anything in the Internet age. I have been online since I was aware of it: 1985 in San…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-don-t-worry-about-anything-in-the-internet-age-i-have-been-online/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [I told myself, 'All I want is a normal life'. But was that true? I wasn't so sure. Because there was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-told-myself-all-i-want-is-a-normal-life-but-was-that-true-i-wasn-t/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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## Other authors on Want

## More by Augusten Burroughs

> [There is nothing about myself that I wouldn't reveal or write about. I don't care how horrendous or ridiculous I may appear in person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/there-is-nothing-about-myself-that-i-wouldn-t-reveal-or-write-about-i/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [“We were alone together, we were an us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/we-were-alone-together-we-were-an-us/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [Like every child, I adored her. Until I formed a brain and got to know her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/like-every-child-i-adored-her-until-i-formed-a-brain-and-got-to-know/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [“You must hang onto the scraps of the bucking moment as if your sanity and life depended on it - because actually they do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/you-must-hang-onto-the-scraps-of-the-bucking-moment-as-if-your-sanity/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [Real optimism is not the pep talk you give yourself. It is earned through the labor involved in emotional housekeeping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/real-optimism-is-not-the-pep-talk-you-give-yourself-it-is-earned/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [If you hate your life, you haven't' seen enough of it. If you hate your life, it's because your life is too small and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/if-you-hate-your-life-you-haven-t-seen-enough-of-it-if-you-hate-your/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-think-writers-tend-to-be-experience-junkies-and-i-think-they-also/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [I think part of the reason I'm attracted to Foster is because he's such a mess. I mean, the people I have loved in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-think-part-of-the-reason-i-m-attracted-to-foster-is-because-he-s/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [“On typical days, (dust) is simply irritating. On Roid Rage days, it made me want to stomp down to the highway, pull drivers out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/on-typical-days-dust-is-simply-irritating-on-roid-rage-days-it-made/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/i-m-like-the-guy-who-prepares-your-taxes-or-a-dentist-i-m-very/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [“Nothing surprises me now," I tell him. I am stoic. I am Joan of Arc, with liver damage and an unused penis.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/nothing-surprises-me-now-i-tell-him-i-am-stoic-i-am-joan-of-arc-with/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [“It's not that I was an outright nitwit of a child.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/it-s-not-that-i-was-an-outright-nitwit-of-a-child/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [What I really want is to sit next to someone under an L.L. bean blanket on the beach in the fall and drink coffee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/what-i-really-want-is-to-sit-next-to-someone-under-an-l-l-bean/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [“My worth depended on where exactly the decimal was placed among the zeroes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/my-worth-depended-on-where-exactly-the-decimal-was-placed-among-the/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

> [“Bookman isn't a stable man. He has a lot of problems that run very, very deep." But he was really good at giving head.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/bookman-isn-t-a-stable-man-he-has-a-lot-of-problems-that-run-very/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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