"Write the unpublishable.. .and then publish it." — Denis Johnson

"Write the unpublishable.. .and then publish it."

— Denis Johnson

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63 Quotes by Denis Johnson

Denis Johnson has 63 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I hate two kinds of sentences you hear in workshops, the ones beginning "I really like ..." and the ones…
After the film it was raining, a light steady rain. Ruthless neon on the wet streets like busted candy.
Sometimes I heard voices muttering in my head, and a lot of the time the world seemed to smolder around…
I think it's silly for anyone to think you could write under the influence, but if they'd like to think…
I really enjoy writing novels. Its like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.
I didnt finish the stories until we went to the Philippines and I got malaria. I couldnt work and I…
And with each step my heart broke for the person I would never find, the person who'd love me. And…
There were many moments in the Vine like that one--where you might think today was yesterday, and yesterday was tomorrow,…
I was probably 35 when I wrote the first story. The voice is kind of a mix in that it…
What's funny about Jesus' Son is that I never even wrote that book, I just wrote it down. I would…
If you write fiction, you're by yourself. There are certain advantages to that in that you don't have to explain…
If you take a lie and allow your desire for the truth, you'll end up with some truth - not…

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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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