In the same way that a tornado rips the roof off a double-wide trailer, leaving the occupants dazed and staring at the… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
There is nothing about myself that I wouldn't reveal or write about. I don't care how horrendous or ridiculous I may appear… — Augusten Burroughs Care Copy Share Image
Miracles do happen. You must believe this. No matter what else you believe about life, you must believe in miracles. — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
The only other people who have had experiences similar to those of this man were locked up inside institutions for the criminally… — Augusten Burroughs Business Copy Share Image
“Not all gay men send me penis pictures. But no straight men do. And to date, no woman has sent me a… — Augusten Burroughs Gay men Copy Share Image
Childhood is what ended me up in the hospital and teetering on the edge of deathly alcoholism. It was really good for… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“I know exactly how that is. To love somebody who doesn’t deserve it. Because they are all you have. Because any attention… — Augusten Burroughs Love Copy Share Image
“Because all of us are made not only of what we have but what we lost. And loss is not a subtraction.… — Augusten Burroughs Experience Copy Share Image
I gazed around the room and my eyes stopped dead on a little boy standing in the corner. This was a particularly… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
I think part of the reason I'm attracted to Foster is because he's such a mess. I mean, the people I have… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“Where there is willpower there is a Band Aid that's eventually going to fall off. You only need willpower to get what… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
This is how you survive the unsurvivable, this is how you lose that which you cannot bear to lose, this is how… — Augusten Burroughs Abusers Copy Share Image
Are you one of those people who says on a first date, 'I'm really not in a hurry to meet somebody, I… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
If you believe suicide will bring you peace, or at the very least just an end to everything you hate- you are… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
No matter how huge your loss, as long as you remain engaged with your life, the best days of your life may… — Augusten Burroughs Best day Copy Share Image
“One of the things I liked about her [Dorothy] was that she had long fingernails that she would carefully manicure and paint… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“I could not imagine the kind of person that would, upon seeing a crazy talcum-powder-covered Southern lady think to herself, Hmmmm, she… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“Unscripted, unedited, and wholly authentic people are almost universally admired, especially if they have flaws, are not afraid to make live, red-blooded… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a… — Augusten Burroughs Costco Copy Share Image
The truth is humbling, terrifying, and often exhilarating. It blows the doors off the hinges and fills the world with fresh air. — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“In addition to calling each other standard names like bitch and whore, the Finches incorporated Freud's stages of psychosexual development into their… — Augusten Burroughs Finches Copy Share Image
“Never, ever try to impress somebody. Be exactly the person you would be if you were alone or with somebody it was… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“The air is so clean out here, so fresh. Reminds me of when I was a little girl in Georgia." Then she… — Augusten Burroughs Beach Copy Share Image
A lot of being a writer doesn't have anything to do with writing. It's ironic - I have to squeeze the books… — Augusten Burroughs Book Copy Share Image
Stars should not be seen alone. That's why there are so many. Two people should stand together and look at them. One… — Augusten Burroughs Astronomy Copy Share Image
You would be amazed by what you can give up, lose, or break, and yet still be a person who gets happy… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“I understood that instead of being a treat for me, the Certs had been a mild compromise for him. By letting me… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
If I were blind I'd rather have another blind person leading me around because they know what I'm dealing with and they're… — Augusten Burroughs Blind Copy Share Image
“All children should be loved, protected, nurtured--emotionally and intellectually--respected, and never, under any circumstances, underestimated. Especially, most essentially, by themselves.” — Augusten Burroughs Child Copy Share Image
Long marriages have ended in ruin over tiny and insignificant grievances that were never properly aired and instead grew into a brittle… — Augusten Burroughs Barnacles Copy Share Image
I think people might think, oh, I don't want to approach the big famous author because it's embarrassing, but then they think… — Augusten Burroughs Approach Copy Share Image
“After I cut off his penis, I sautéed it in rosemary butter and ate it" "But did you go to a meeting… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
After I got my coffee, I leaned against a stop sign and sipped, pretending it was a normal day and I was… — Augusten Burroughs Coffee Copy Share Image
I was learning that if I lived slightly in the future-what will happen next-I didn't have to feel so much about what… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you work in advertising you'll get a product that's really garbage and you have to make it seem fantastic, something… — Augusten Burroughs Advertising Copy Share Image
“Being an unhappy person does not mean you must be sad or dark. You can be interested instead of happy. You can… — Augusten Burroughs Happiness Copy Share Image
“It's not such a huge deal when this happens at a 7-Eleven. It's pretty huge, though, when you spend the entire job… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
I loved most when his eyelashes twitched and he blinked, and suddenly happiness was there inside his eyes. Unmistakable. Like a single… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
God, I felt certain, did not mind that I didn’t press my hands together to pray. I was casual, but I was… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“It was a great story and I admired her. And I also felt a little envious. Because that bloody tampon had been… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
![“One of the things I liked about her [Dorothy] was that she had long fingernails that she would carefully manicure and paint to fit her mood. If she were in a happy mood, her nails would be bright red. If she were feeling like she wanted to eviscerate her mother she would paint her nails burgundy.” quote by Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f86/augusten-burroughs-603_nails-bright_one-of-the-things-i-liked-about-her-doro_1375921.png)
