Quote by Augusten Burroughs
My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mea

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse – my mother would beat up my father, basically – and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective. – Augusten Burroughs

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When people meet me, many times theyre very surprised because they expect someone who is kind of wacky with seven piercings and very hip and cool and New York City, and Im not. – Augusten Burroughs

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The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. Its not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work. – Augusten Burroughs

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I think a young womans relationship with her father is really important. – Candace Bushnell

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Relationships are so much a rerun of our parental relationships. Were rerunning the relationship they were in together and were rerunning the relationship we had with them with our lover. – Kenny Loggins

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I think I wanted to write a book about the relationship between the victim and perpetrator in which the victim agrees to remain silent. – Darrell Hammond

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