People in Germany are very, very responsive to the readings. — Hubert Selby, Jr Germany Copy Share Image
As Lao Tzu says, "The Tao that can be named is not the true Tao". — Hubert Selby, Jr Heaven and earth Copy Share Image
Writing, like any art, is a continuing process of discovering the infinite possibilities of Life. — Hubert Selby, Jr Art Copy Share Image
For weeks Tyrone thought he was going to die any minute, and there were also times when he was afraid he wasnt… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
My writing is inspired by just about everything, yet I am unaware of so much of the process. — Hubert Selby, Jr Inspiration Copy Share Image
Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done. — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
The resistance and the degree of the resistance to the natural phenomenon of life causes tremendous suffering. — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness. — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
One of the things I have become aware of through the years is how much I love the people I write about. — Hubert Selby, Jr Love Copy Share Image
I think Mozart, like you, is an example of someone who has the gods moving through him, and his religion was creation. — Hubert Selby, Jr Creation Copy Share Image
I'm focusing on writing the best story I can write. Which means I'm doing everything I can to give the artist within… — Hubert Selby, Jr Art Copy Share Image
Sometimes it seems to stand still. Like you’re in a bag and you can’t get out and somebody’s always telling you that… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
I have to have a meaning in my life. If I roam around without some meaning in my life, I'm in deep… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
There's a sorrow and pain in everyone's life, but every now and then there's a ray of light that melts the loneliness… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
I guess it could be said that the inspiration for 'Requiem for a Dream' is watching the American dream not only destroy… — Hubert Selby, Jr American dream Copy Share Image
thats why you cant be worried about the world. theyll just do you in anyway. you can't depend on them because sooner… — Hubert Selby, Jr Sooner or later Copy Share Image
I have rituals for cleaning out resentments, disappointments, heartbreak, depression and for work. One of the things I do is go over… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
He didnt know what was defeating him, but he sensed it was something he could not cope with, something that was far… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
I just don't seem to be capable of believing in evil as some separate, distinct power within itself. I guess I'm just… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
I think in a way the great irony or paradox about America is that it makes it so hard for the sensitive… — Hubert Selby, Jr Art Copy Share Image
I was sitting at home and had a profound experience. I experienced, in all of my Being, that someday I was going… — Hubert Selby, Jr Alive Copy Share Image
There was a sky somewhere above the tops of the buildings, with stars and a moon and all the things there are… — Hubert Selby, Jr Astronomy Copy Share Image
The voice so filled with nostalgia that you could almost see the memories floating through the blue smoke, memories not only of… — Hubert Selby, Jr Blue Copy Share Image
I certainly do attempt to live according to spiritual principles. That's always the foundation of each and every day. I have experienced… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
I think the function of suffering is to let me know that my perception is skewed; what I’m doing is judging natural… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
Obviously, I believe that to pursue the American Dream is not only futile but self-destructive because ultimately it destroys everything and everyone… — Hubert Selby, Jr America Copy Share Image
The responsibility of the artist is to transcend the human ego. — Hubert Selby, Jr Art Copy Share Image
One of the things that fascinates me is the music of speech. — Hubert Selby, Jr Communication Copy Share Image
... I started to die 36 hours before I was born, so dying was a way of life for me. — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
An extraordinary writer…It is the vastness of Nick Tosches’ heart that makes it possible to reveal the darkness. — Hubert Selby, Jr Darkness Copy Share Image
But you cant shut everyone out. I mean you have to have someone to love. . .someone to hold on to. . . someone-- — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
No matter how beautiful the outside may be, the inside still has feelings and needs that just words don't fulfill. — Hubert Selby, Jr Beautiful Copy Share Image
It seems to me that what the artist sees is the simple and obvious that is invisible to everybody else. — Hubert Selby, Jr Art Copy Share Image
