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They luxuriated in the feeling of deep and all pervading satisfaction, a feeling of knowing absolutely that all was well with the world and them…

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Obviously, I believe that to pursue the American Dream is not only futile but self-destructive because ultimately it destroys everything and everyone…
Being an artist doesn’t take much, just everything you got. Which means, of course, that as the process is giving you life,…
No matter how beautiful the outside may be, the inside still has feelings and needs that just words don't fulfill.
The responsibility of the artist is to transcend the human ego.
An extraordinary writer....It is the vastness of Nick Tosches’ heart that makes it possible to reveal the darkness.
My writing is inspired by just about everything, yet I am unaware of so much of the process.
One of the things I have become aware of through the years is how much I love the people I write about.
There are a lot of people in this country who really like my writing. And a lot of writers respect me. But…
I guess it could be said that the inspiration for 'Requiem for a Dream' is watching the American dream not only destroy…
I have rituals for cleaning out resentments, disappointments, heartbreak, depression and for work. One of the things I do is go over…
I've always felt alienated. I realized that I've been terrified my entire life. So I can identify that fear which drives so…
...and the night was comfortably warm as the soft filtered light continued to push the darkness into the shadows as they held…

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Swallow the stars until you are one with the universe, with all-pervading universal life. — Soen Nakagawa
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No pen can give an adequate description of the all-pervading corruption produced by slavery. — Harriet Ann Jacobs
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