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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Ive just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and Im now working on a collection of holiday stories as well as a memoir about my relationship with my father. – 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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It is easy for Christians to have the false impression that once we have established a relationship with Christ, which we believe sets us right with God, the problems of life will somehow scoot away or they will slowly be removed from our lives. – Charles R. Swindoll

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The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it. – Adlai E. Stevenson

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Its grown into a personal relationship, yeah. Im crazy about Jerry. I think hes a unique character. – Jon Voight

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