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Poppy Z Brite Quotes

New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun Picture Quote #1

I like visiting peoples homes on Saint Josephs Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras Picture Quote #1

If you’re ever lucky enough to belong somewhere, if a place takes you in and you take it into yourself, you don’t desert it just because it can kill you. There are things more valuable than life Picture Quote #1

Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food Picture Quote #1

My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery - which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove Picture Quote #1

Some of the food in Liquor is food I’ve really eaten filtered through a veil of fiction Picture Quote #1

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Celebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed Picture Quote #1

I certainly don’t think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I wasn’t a known writer Picture Quote #1

I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with certain writers turning out stuff as slick and cliched as Hollywood movies Picture Quote #1

I’ve certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people he introduces me to and the stories he brings home Picture Quote #1

In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I’ve never had in America Picture Quote #1

Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book Picture Quote #1

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If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn’t have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new writer. However, you should be conscious of exactly how you are imitating him - word choice, sentence structure, motifs? - and think about why you’re doing it Picture Quote #1

You can only maintain an immensely gothic attitude for so long before either killing yourself or beginning to feel like a poser Picture Quote #1

If you’re a freelance writer and aren’t used to being ignored, neglected, and generally given short shrift, you must not have been in the business very long Picture Quote #1

Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food Picture Quote #1

I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with certain writers turning out stuff as slick and cliched as Hollywood movies Picture Quote #1

I’ve certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people he introduces me to and the stories he brings home Picture Quote #1

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In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I’ve never had in America! Picture Quote #1

I believe in whatever gets you throught the night. [...] Night is the hardest time to be alive. For me, anyway. It lasts so long, and four A.M.knows all my secrets Picture Quote #1

And I can’t think of a reason I’d ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn’t want to publish something that I didn’t like enough to put my name on it Picture Quote #1

The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets Picture Quote #1

With the first kiss his mouth will taste of wormwood Picture Quote #1

Delete nothing. Move nothing. Change nothing. Learn everything Picture Quote #1

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Never relinquish your terrors. That’s when they catch you Picture Quote #1

Ive tried to avoid labels, but they always find you Picture Quote #1

I don’t like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I’m working on now is definitely not horror Picture Quote #1

My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very early and was allowed to read whatever I wanted Picture Quote #1

If you’re a freelance writer and aren’t used to being ignored, neglected, and generally given short shrift, you must not have been in the business very long Picture Quote #1

Maybe they did what they had to do to live, and tried to get a little love and have a little fun before the darkness took them Picture Quote #1

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New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) I like visiting peoples homes on Saint Josephs Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) If you’re ever lucky enough to belong somewhere, if a place takes you in and you take it into yourself, you don’t desert it just because it can kill you. There are things more valuable than life (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery - which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) Some of the food in Liquor is food I’ve really eaten filtered through a veil of fiction (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) Celebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) I certainly don’t think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I wasn’t a known writer (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with certain writers turning out stuff as slick and cliched as Hollywood movies (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) I’ve certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people he introduces me to and the stories he brings home (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I’ve never had in America (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn’t have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new writer. However, you should be conscious of exactly how you are imitating him - word choice, sentence structure, motifs? - and think about why you’re doing it (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) You can only maintain an immensely gothic attitude for so long before either killing yourself or beginning to feel like a poser. (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) If you’re a freelance writer and aren’t used to being ignored, neglected, and generally given short shrift, you must not have been in the business very long. (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food. (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with certain writers turning out stuff as slick and cliched as Hollywood movies. (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) I’ve certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people he introduces me to and the stories he brings home. (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I’ve never had in America! (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) I believe in whatever gets you throught the night. [...] Night is the hardest time to be alive. For me, anyway. It lasts so long, and four A.M.knows all my secrets. (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) And I can’t think of a reason I’d ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn’t want to publish something that I didn’t like enough to put my name on it (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) With the first kiss his mouth will taste of wormwood (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) Delete nothing. Move nothing. Change nothing. Learn everything (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) Never relinquish your terrors. That’s when they catch you (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) Ive tried to avoid labels, but they always find you (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) I don’t like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I’m working on now is definitely not horror (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very early and was allowed to read whatever I wanted (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) If you’re a freelance writer and aren’t used to being ignored, neglected, and generally given short shrift, you must not have been in the business very long (Poppy Z Brite Quotes) Maybe they did what they had to do to live, and tried to get a little love and have a little fun before the darkness took them (Poppy Z Brite Quotes)

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