...I wondered if it was blasphemous to tell God that rainbows are kitsch. — Steve Toltz Kitsch Copy Share Image
I've been labelled many times - a criminal, an anarchist, a rebel, sometimes human garbage, but never a philosopher, which is a… — Steve Toltz Anarchist Copy Share Image
“Are you listening, Jasper? Sometimes you'll be walking in the city late at night, and a woman walking in front of you… — Steve Toltz Men Copy Share Image
When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?' — Steve Toltz Book Copy Share Image
There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read. — Steve Toltz Admired Copy Share Image
I don't have a great respect for reality or getting the 'facts' as a means of putting together a story. — Steve Toltz Facts Copy Share Image
She gave me a look that deftly combined tenderness with revulsion. To this day the memory of that look still visits me… — Steve Toltz Love Copy Share Image
“It made no sense to me that people would hate the very thing they aspired to become.” — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
“Those books of mine really got under their skin. Ironically, they thought I was inhuman because of the way I churned through… — Steve Toltz Books Copy Share Image
There are a lot of artists that return to the same subject. Whether it's the natural subject, or the focus or the… — Steve Toltz Art Copy Share Image
I've never had a mentor personally of any kind. It feels like, generally, in the writing world or the art world, it's… — Steve Toltz Art Copy Share Image
It's the idea of baggage. When you hear about people in their 40s boast about not having baggage. I think having no… — Steve Toltz Boast Copy Share Image
I have that sort of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David/George Costanza thing where people are like, "How did you feel writing such… — Steve Toltz Character Copy Share Image
I was so happy I wanted to fold all the people into paper airplanes and fly them into the lidless eye of… — Steve Toltz Airplane Copy Share Image
“Come on, just say, "I do." It comes from the verb "to do." That's all you need for now. Then we'll move… — Steve Toltz Life Copy Share Image
“I’ll teach you how to decipher all the confused faces by closing your eyes & how to cringe when someone says the… — Steve Toltz Closing your eyes Copy Share Image
“How could I tell him that I now wanted what he had once wanted----to travel on trains and fall in love with… — Steve Toltz Dark eyes Copy Share Image
“Problem is, Jews don’t believe in hell, so there isn’t the same readily accessible chamber of fear the Catholics have up their… — Steve Toltz Fear Copy Share Image
My writing goal is just this desperation to get as much done as possible. It's never a comfortable, relaxed thing. Especially because… — Steve Toltz Desperation Copy Share Image
There’s nothing wonderful or interesting about unrequited love. I think it’s shitty, just plain shitty. To love someone who doesn’t return your… — Steve Toltz Affection Copy Share Image
“Humans are unique in this world in that, as opposed to all other animals, they have developed a consciousness so advanced that… — Steve Toltz Nature of man Copy Share Image
People always say, 'Write what you know', but I've always found that to be terrible advice. It's quite limiting, what you know. — Steve Toltz Advice Copy Share Image
On the one hand I'm writing about somebody about whom I say in the book, "The only thing worse than being a… — Steve Toltz Book Copy Share Image
