Category Archives: Quotes

The Most Beautiful Things

Posted on September 23, 2012 by writedrunkandeditsober

The Most Beautiful Things

“Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.” – John Steinbeck

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The Roadkill Cure to Writer’s Block

Posted on August 11, 2012 by writedrunkandeditsober

“If the artist starts evaluating himself, it’s an enormous block, isn’t it?” – Philip Guston, painter Before you go on a tangent today, criticizing your writing (as well as your personality, your life, and the dog with scruffy ears you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The World Must Be All Fucked Up

Posted on July 24, 2012 by writedrunkandeditsober

“The world must be all fucked up,” he said then, “When men travel first class and literature goes as freight.” – Gabriel García Márquez And with the packing of the books, you know we’ve come to the end of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Good Life, Whatever It Is and Wherever It Happens to Be

Posted on July 10, 2012 by writedrunkandeditsober

“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives… and to the ‘good life’, whatever … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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