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James Purdy Quotes

I’ve never been in fashion. Not at all Picture Quote #1

Almost everything official in America is a huge fraud Picture Quote #1

No one looks at a television, and no one hears it. It’s a poison Picture Quote #1

I think America, really, is over Picture Quote #1

There are no manners left in America at all, because all you’re doing is kicking the person next to you so that you can consume more, see more, and get more Picture Quote #1

None of my books are best-sellers. In fact, the only thing that’s kept me alive is the books that are in paperback. People find them, they like them, and they pass them on Picture Quote #1

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Margaret Meade is always running around saying that marijuana’s just like bread and water! Well, bread and water are poison, and marijuana’s a poison. Now, if you like poison, why shouldn’t you have it? But don’t try to pretend that it’s innocuous Picture Quote #1

Actually, television tells you to take dope. It tells you to destroy the human race really, by first having more consumers and then consuming more poison and then making the whole planet uninhabitable Picture Quote #1

I think fame is something that you’ve achieved in your inner self that becomes known to others outside you. There are really very few famous people in history Picture Quote #1

There’s the world of the newspapers. They believe that what is happening is happening, which is so naive. Because they’re the first to turn on that Picture Quote #1

I don’t have any home. Everyone I grew up with, my family, are all dead. So I feel kind of like a ghost. I’m more interested in the past Picture Quote #1

If you’re a writer, you have to be an egomaniac. You have to just believe in yourself, which is hard work Picture Quote #1

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There’s really nothing wrong with sentimentality... Nothing I wrote is sentimental Picture Quote #1

I wish people would call poisons poison. I don’t mind people smoking marijuana, but they should admit it’s a poison, and coffee’s a poison, but the Americans lie so Picture Quote #1

I am against all machines. It’s no wonder that so many Americans go on dope when they have no other cultural stimulus than a television Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s like eastern mysticism, which leaves the person whole. It’s really another form of cancer, television Picture Quote #1

None of my books are best-sellers. In fact, the only thing that’s kept me alive is the books that are in paperback. People find them, they like them, and they pass them on Picture Quote #1

The public is totally illiterate in America. It can’t read at all. It’s absolutely insensitive to words Picture Quote #1

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Publishers seem to be in an alcoholic haze most of the time. Well, the publishers have no idea what a writer is Picture Quote #1

The New York Times is the worst newspaper in the world and it’s extremely vicious to artists Picture Quote #1

In a competitive society, the thing people fear the most is love Picture Quote #1

The worse the author, the more he is known Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never been in fashion. Not at all (James Purdy Quotes) Almost everything official in America is a huge fraud (James Purdy Quotes) No one looks at a television, and no one hears it. It’s a poison (James Purdy Quotes) I think America, really, is over (James Purdy Quotes) There are no manners left in America at all, because all you’re doing is kicking the person next to you so that you can consume more, see more, and get more (James Purdy Quotes) None of my books are best-sellers. In fact, the only thing that’s kept me alive is the books that are in paperback. People find them, they like them, and they pass them on. (James Purdy Quotes) Margaret Meade is always running around saying that marijuana’s just like bread and water! Well, bread and water are poison, and marijuana’s a poison. Now, if you like poison, why shouldn’t you have it? But don’t try to pretend that it’s innocuous (James Purdy Quotes) Actually, television tells you to take dope. It tells you to destroy the human race really, by first having more consumers and then consuming more poison and then making the whole planet uninhabitable (James Purdy Quotes) I think fame is something that you’ve achieved in your inner self that becomes known to others outside you. There are really very few famous people in history (James Purdy Quotes) There’s the world of the newspapers. They believe that what is happening is happening, which is so naive. Because they’re the first to turn on that (James Purdy Quotes) I don’t have any home. Everyone I grew up with, my family, are all dead. So I feel kind of like a ghost. I’m more interested in the past (James Purdy Quotes) If you’re a writer, you have to be an egomaniac. You have to just believe in yourself, which is hard work (James Purdy Quotes) There’s really nothing wrong with sentimentality... Nothing I wrote is sentimental (James Purdy Quotes) I wish people would call poisons poison. I don’t mind people smoking marijuana, but they should admit it’s a poison, and coffee’s a poison, but the Americans lie so (James Purdy Quotes) I am against all machines. It’s no wonder that so many Americans go on dope when they have no other cultural stimulus than a television (James Purdy Quotes) I don’t think it’s like eastern mysticism, which leaves the person whole. It’s really another form of cancer, television (James Purdy Quotes) None of my books are best-sellers. In fact, the only thing that’s kept me alive is the books that are in paperback. People find them, they like them, and they pass them on (James Purdy Quotes) The public is totally illiterate in America. It can’t read at all. It’s absolutely insensitive to words (James Purdy Quotes) Publishers seem to be in an alcoholic haze most of the time. Well, the publishers have no idea what a writer is (James Purdy Quotes) The New York Times is the worst newspaper in the world and it’s extremely vicious to artists (James Purdy Quotes) In a competitive society, the thing people fear the most is love (James Purdy Quotes) The worse the author, the more he is known (James Purdy Quotes)