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
Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it interesting. – Augusten Burroughs
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
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