so it's always a process of letting go, one way or another

The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on the same turd.

People are strange: They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.

Dog is much admired by Man because he believes in the hand which feeds him. A perfect set-up. For 13 cents a day you've got a hired killer who thinks you are god. A dog can't tell a Nazi from a Republican from a Commie from a Democrat and, many times, neither can I.

My ambition is handicapped by laziness

Long before I became 'rich and famous' I just sat round drinking wine and staring at the walls.

Everything is beautiful. We have all this beauty in the world and all we have to do is reach out and touch it, it is all there and all ours for the taking." -- Cecilia to Henry Chinaski, liberty taken changing past tense to present tense (173)