"You have to be mad in the language…" — Chris Crutcher

"You have to be mad in the language you're mad in."

— Chris Crutcher

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40 Quotes by Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher has 40 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I think the value in books like mine, and a great number by other talented writers, is in the ability…
We get crazy when we can't make things be like the world tells us they are". She looked back out…
There's only one thing to say to the censors: Shut up.
I can't think of a subject that is taboo for me, unless it's one I simply don't know anything about.
It seems to me if you don't know anything about child development you shouldn't intimate in your 'reporting' that you…
My first book, 'Running Loose', was censored back in 1983 or '84. Every book I've written since has been censored…
You have to be careful not to use anything too colloquial or you date the book.
Being an outsider means not being heard, not having a voice. It means being treated as a second-class citizen, being…
Certainly working with teens keeps me up to date with language and with certain kinds of thinking. I often feel…
Deadline' is the story of a young man forced to discover who he is, and what's important in life, during…
I am for anything that makes teens visible in an honest way... in other words, anything that represents them the…
I don't think I'll ever lose the feeling that I had when I read 'To Kill a Mockingbird' - Harper…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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