"I've been keeping diaries for 27 years."

-- David Sedaris

#Years Quotes #Diaries Quotes

“Everyone is a reactionary about subjects he understands.”

Source : "Scourge and poet" by Andrew Brown, www.theguardian.com. February 14, 2003.
“Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'”
“I think the fact that I created something and had an enormous influence is indisputable.”
“Is it ok to sometimes be shy?Yes, of course. The point is,that being that way all the time and using it as an excuse to never be the opposite of shy,it's not good. It's not good for your life, your interactions,strenght of character and how diverse and interesting you can be. You are MORE than shy. Don't be labeled, be what you wanna be in any given moment. And DO what WORKS, not what you think you are.”
“Ever wonder what crime you committed that you are confined to a small enclosure above your sinuses, under permanent skull arrest?”
“I'm a committed Christian. I worship in my own way. That's my business. That's not the business of the pharisees who are going to preach to me about what I do and then do something else.”
“One day work is hard, and another day it is easy; but if I had waited for inspiration I am afraid I should have done nothing. The miner does not sit at the top of the shaft waiting for the coal to come bubbling up to the surface. One must go deep down, and work out every vein carefully.”
“You didnt grow up in the shadow of John Steinbeck. He put you on his shoulders and gave you all the light you wanted.”

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