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Quote by Augusten Burroughs
The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. Its not en

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 people tend to see the bigger point, which is maybe not fitting in and feeling like you didnt have the childhood that you expected you would have, or that you felt lonely or struggled with drugs and alcohol or just that you were able to achieve your dreams. – 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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relationship
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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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All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone. – Jean de la Bruyere

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Were all outsiders in a way. Were all alone and can become very lonely. – Hugo Weaving

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For a while I felt very alone sort of out there in the world of comics, especially here in the States. – Bill Sienkiewicz

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Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation. – Yitzhak Rabin

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