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“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.” - Cyril Connolly
Death of an Author
he was who I wanted to be when I grew up. He’s one of the great nonfiction writers of our time, a genius of reportage and the profile, someone who could take any curious whim and turn it into a compelling book.
“Most of the young men of talent whom I have met in this country give one the impression of being somewhat demented. Why shouldn't they? They are living amidst spiritual gorillas, living with food and drink maniacs, success-mongers, gadget innovators, publicity hounds. God, if I were a young man today, if I were faced with a world such as we have c... See more
Henry Miller • Henry Miller: Few Can Escape the Treadmill
made a Bunsen burner explode. I mean it actually shattered a window. He got suspended for ten days for that and if they could have proven it wasn’t an accident he’d have been expelled, as I was a year later. He was kicked out of art class for submitting very, very detailed charcoal nudes of himself, only with about six inches added to his genitalia
... See moreJason Pargin • John Dies at the End
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
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