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> [I feel that there are two kinds of writers. I feel that there are writers who are storytellers and then there are those just working out their obsessions. I think I'm a combination. I think, at least for these books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/i-feel-that-there-are-two-kinds-of-writers-i-feel-that-there-are/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

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## More by Steve Toltz

> [ “To my horror principles have wormed their way into \[the\] fabric of my being.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/to-my-horror-principles-have-wormed-their-way-into-the-fabric-of-my/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [I'm not sure if I always wanted to be a writer, but I was always writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/i-m-not-sure-if-i-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer-but-i-was-always/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [“The problem is most of the time when God’s supposed to be the hero, he comes across as the villain. I mean, look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/the-problem-is-most-of-the-time-when-god-s-supposed-to-be-the-hero-he/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [ \[I'll teach you\] how not to leave the windows of your heart open when it looks like rain and how everyone has a stump… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/i-ll-teach-you-how-not-to-leave-the-windows-of-your-heart-open-when/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [...I thought how I hate any kind of mob - I hate mobs of sports fans, mobs of environmental demonstrators, I even hate mobs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/i-thought-how-i-hate-any-kind-of-mob-i-hate-mobs-of-sports-fans-mobs/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [I was in the hospital and I was paralyzed and I went through all of these things. I've had all of these crazy experiences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/i-was-in-the-hospital-and-i-was-paralyzed-and-i-went-through-all-of/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [Let’s not mince words: the inside of the Sydney casino looks as if Vegas had an illegitimate child with Liberace’s underpants, and that child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/let-s-not-mince-words-the-inside-of-the-sydney-casino-looks-as-if/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/optimism-isn-t-funny-unless-you-are-laughing-at-the-person-whereas/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [There's nothing perplexing to me about a leafy shrub evolving out of the big bang, but that the post office exists because carbon exploded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/there-s-nothing-perplexing-to-me-about-a-leafy-shrub-evolving-out-of/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [The game is an analogy for life: there are not enough chairs or good times to go around, not enough food, not enough joy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/the-game-is-an-analogy-for-life-there-are-not-enough-chairs-or-good/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [“Don't touch me, you fat ghost!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/don-t-touch-me-you-fat-ghost/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [Raymond Chandler I love a lot, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. I really love his voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/raymond-chandler-i-love-a-lot-and-the-austrian-writer-thomas-bernhard/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [The universe doesn't really care if you bounce back. It doesn't feel that weird to write about paralysis or being in hospital or losing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/the-universe-doesn-t-really-care-if-you-bounce-back-it-doesn-t-feel/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [“The world's not falling apart imperceptibly anymore, these days it makes a loud shredding noise!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/the-world-s-not-falling-apart-imperceptibly-anymore-these-days-it/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

> [“Sex: the match that sets off human firework.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-toltz/sex-the-match-that-sets-off-human-firework/)

[Steve Toltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-toltz/)

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