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> [“I didn't always write for a living, and even back when it was my most fondly held dream to one day be able to do so, writing was difficult. Writing is like pulling teeth. From my dick.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/i-didn-t-always-write-for-a-living-and-even-back-when-it-was-my-most/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

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> [“During the act of making something, I experience a kind of blissful absence of the self and a loss of time. When I am done, I return to both feeling as restored as if I had been on a trip.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/during-the-act-of-making-something-i-experience-a-kind-of-blissful/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

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## More by david rakoff

> [“The hiking boots the outdoor adventure magazine sent me to buy - large, ungainly potato like things that I have been trying to break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/the-hiking-boots-the-outdoor-adventure-magazine-sent-me-to-buy-large/)

[david rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living a life that is good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/is-there-some-lesson-on-how-to-be-friends-i-think-what-it-means-is/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [“We are disclosing animals, wired for unburdening. It's what we do as a species. When I am being told, I listen, mindful of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/we-are-disclosing-animals-wired-for-unburdening-it-s-what-we-do-as-a/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [“Details can change or go missing entirely, particularly in moments of physical peril. A kind of amnesia goes hand in hand with sickness, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/details-can-change-or-go-missing-entirely-particularly-in-moments-of/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [“Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living A life that is good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/is-there-some-lesson-on-how-to-be-friends-i-think-what-it-means-is-2/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [“The central drama of my life is about being a fraud, alas. That's a complete lie, really; the central drama of my life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/the-central-drama-of-my-life-is-about-being-a-fraud-alas-that-s-a/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [I am going to the bad place, as is my wont.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/i-am-going-to-the-bad-place-as-is-my-wont/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [The only thing that makes one an artist is making art. And that requires the precise opposite of hanging out; a deeply lonely and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/the-only-thing-that-makes-one-an-artist-is-making-art-and-that/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [I will forever be grateful to my oncologist for opening the door and saying, 'Damn it, the tumor's 10 percent bigger,' before he even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/i-will-forever-be-grateful-to-my-oncologist-for-opening-the-door-and/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [“It was nice to find out, then, that if one is characterologically incapable of not being a total fuckface, science has not shown you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/it-was-nice-to-find-out-then-that-if-one-is-characterologically/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/people-are-really-trying-their-best-just-like-being-happy-and-sad-you/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [“One day reach idealization; after all, it's the journey, not the destination.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/one-day-reach-idealization-after-all-it-s-the-journey-not-the/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [“It was turning out to be an anxious Christmas season. Too many were the early mornings spent sitting at the table, insomniac in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/it-was-turning-out-to-be-an-anxious-christmas-season-too-many-were/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [“The best=laid plans, one's most fastidious contingency strategies have revealed themselves in the cold light of day to be laughably inadequate, no match for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/the-best-laid-plans-one-s-most-fastidious-contingency-strategies-have/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

> [Unfortunately, there's no greater rhyme or reason as to why it would be me. And since there is no answer as to why me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/unfortunately-there-s-no-greater-rhyme-or-reason-as-to-why-it-would/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

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