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