Writers Are Born Quotes by John Shirley

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• Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.
• A man must make of his life a ladder that he never ceases to climb -- if you're not rising, you are…
• I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.
• I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get…
• I'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.
• I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated.
• Innocence could be considered a discrete state of mind.
• I think paranoia can be instructive in the right doses. Paranoia is a skill.
• People in extreme conditions are suddenly naked, realer than normal, perhaps even more alive.
• I do try to be of some use in the world. I sometimes do volunteer work with kids, and manage to help…
• Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature;…

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