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 me doesn't reflect the world, it extends the world, so that it becomes larger and more… — Blake Butler Copy Share Image
I am a serial monogamist of sorts, and have been with my girlfriend for almost four years. In imagining my brain back to worlds where I might be around someone other sexed in that way and not know them that… — Blake Butler Copy Share Image
I write all day every day, so when I feel unproductive, it magnifies everything else. — Blake Butler Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
