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When people meet me, many times theyre very surprised because they

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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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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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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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 wanted to dress cool, and get all the ladies. – John Singleton

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Im a mirror. If youre cool with me, Im cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If you dont like what you see, then youve done something. If Im standoffish, thats because you are. – Jay-Z

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Actually just recently I came up with that idea, watching the movie Legally Blonde and I was like, Cool, thats something I want to do. – Lisa Leslie

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My friends are people who like building cool stuff. We always have this joke about people who want to just start companies without making something valuable. Theres a lot of that in Silicon Valley. – Mark Zuckerberg

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