"I guess it could be said that the……" — Hubert Selby, Jr.
"I guess it could be said that the inspiration for 'Requiem for a Dream' is watching the American dream not only destroy so many lives in the U.S., but infect the rest of the world with its obsession with getting more, ignoring the deadly effect that has on the planet."
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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…
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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…
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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…
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There are a lot of people in this country who really like my writing. And a lot of writers respect…
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I have rituals for cleaning out resentments, disappointments, heartbreak, depression and for work. One of the things I do is…
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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…
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...and the night was comfortably warm as the soft filtered light continued to push the darkness into the shadows as…
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...and he just sat back and stared at the tube, almost interested in what was happening, trying to find the…
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