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Augusten Burroughs Quotes

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is kind of wacky with seven piercings and very hip and cool and New York City, and I'm not Picture Quote #1

As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted a normal little childhood. Unfortunately, that's just not what happened Picture Quote #1

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You absolutely must plow forward Picture Quote #1

Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that you use to pay bills at and eat at. It's going to be nice to have actual space Picture Quote #1

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really want it to be true Picture Quote #1

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair Picture Quote #1

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I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere Picture Quote #1

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them Picture Quote #1

I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I continue to recycle in many different shapes Picture Quote #1

I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in Picture Quote #1

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it Picture Quote #1

I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways Picture Quote #1

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With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some day end up televised on Court TV, and I'm fully prepared to be challenged legally on it Picture Quote #1

The only other people who have had experiences similar to those of this man were locked up inside institutions for the criminally insane. The difference is, this guy gets business cards Picture Quote #1

The most I would do was use the shadow tool in Photoshop to bring out the muscular rips in my stomach, which were honestly there. Beneath the fat Picture Quote #1

Everybody in recovery smokes. If you don't like smoking, don't even bother trying to get sober. Just stay drunk Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when you work in advertising you'll get a product that's really garbage and you have to make it seem fantastic, something that is essential to the continued quality of life Picture Quote #1

We were young. We were bored. And the old electroshock therapy machine was just under the stairs in a box next to the Hoover Picture Quote #1

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And she's a nurse. do you know how hard nursing school is? it's like medical school. so she's obviously smart Picture Quote #1

Like cubic zirconia, I only look real. I'm an imposter. The fact is, I am not like other people Picture Quote #1

I did not consider him to be any kind of a genius. I considered him deeply lacking in the area that mattered most in life. Star quality Picture Quote #1

I couldn't help but think, This car is taking me to a mental hospital and my mother is treating it like open mic night at a Greenwich Village café Picture Quote #1

He continues to smile expectantly. I take a step back. I don't want to catch whatever he has. He is a disturbing out of uniform Santa Picture Quote #1

To me, these people were as exotic as animals in a zoo. I'd never seen anything like them. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to be one of them or simply live among them taking notes and photographs Picture Quote #1

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In the same way that a tornado rips the roof off a double wide trailer, leaving the occupants dazed and staring at the clouds from the splinters of what used to be their living room, it was over Picture Quote #1

God, I felt certain, did not mind that I didn't press my hands together to pray. I was casual, but I was sincere. I knew that god existed as the correct answer inside my chest Picture Quote #1

Although I was able to maintain a pleasant expression, I was mentally throwing up in her face Picture Quote #1

My mother is from Cairo, Georgia. This makes everything she says sound like it went through a curling iron Picture Quote #1

To nobody's surprise, steroid use is common among gay men. When you combine a love for men with a love for drama, you end up with a guy on steroids Picture Quote #1

When you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all Picture Quote #1

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When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is kind of wacky with seven piercings and very hip and cool and New York City, and I'm not (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted a normal little childhood. Unfortunately, that's just not what happened (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You absolutely must plow forward (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that you use to pay bills at and eat at. It's going to be nice to have actual space (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really want it to be true (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I continue to recycle in many different shapes (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some day end up televised on Court TV, and I'm fully prepared to be challenged legally on it (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) The only other people who have had experiences similar to those of this man were locked up inside institutions for the criminally insane. The difference is, this guy gets business cards (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) The most I would do was use the shadow tool in Photoshop to bring out the muscular rips in my stomach, which were honestly there. Beneath the fat (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Everybody in recovery smokes. If you don't like smoking, don't even bother trying to get sober. Just stay drunk (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Sometimes when you work in advertising you'll get a product that's really garbage and you have to make it seem fantastic, something that is essential to the continued quality of life (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) We were young. We were bored. And the old electroshock therapy machine was just under the stairs in a box next to the Hoover (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) And she's a nurse. do you know how hard nursing school is? it's like medical school. so she's obviously smart (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Like cubic zirconia, I only look real. I'm an imposter. The fact is, I am not like other people (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I did not consider him to be any kind of a genius. I considered him deeply lacking in the area that mattered most in life. Star quality (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I couldn't help but think, This car is taking me to a mental hospital and my mother is treating it like open mic night at a Greenwich Village café (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) He continues to smile expectantly. I take a step back. I don't want to catch whatever he has. He is a disturbing out of uniform Santa (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) To me, these people were as exotic as animals in a zoo. I'd never seen anything like them. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to be one of them or simply live among them taking notes and photographs (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) In the same way that a tornado rips the roof off a double wide trailer, leaving the occupants dazed and staring at the clouds from the splinters of what used to be their living room, it was over (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) God, I felt certain, did not mind that I didn't press my hands together to pray. I was casual, but I was sincere. I knew that god existed as the correct answer inside my chest (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Although I was able to maintain a pleasant expression, I was mentally throwing up in her face (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) My mother is from Cairo, Georgia. This makes everything she says sound like it went through a curling iron (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) To nobody's surprise, steroid use is common among gay men. When you combine a love for men with a love for drama, you end up with a guy on steroids (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) When you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all (Augusten Burroughs Quotes)

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