We all believe that we are a certain kind of person, but we never know until we do something that proves otherwise, or until we die.
Chuck KlostermanWhen someone writes a book review, they obviously already self-identify as a writer. I mean, they are. They're writers, they're critics, and they're writing about a book about a writer who's a critic. So I think it's really hard for people to distance themselves from what they're criticizing.
Chuck KlostermanInstead, we were given a publication called the Weekly Reader, which was like a newspaper for four-foot illiterates.
Chuck KlostermanFirst, you must love yourself. And if you do that convincingly enough, others will love you too much.
Chuck KlostermanThe mass media causes sexual misdirection: It prompts us to need something deeper than what we want. This is why Woody Allen has made nebbish guys cool; he makes people assume there is something profound about having a relationship based on witty conversation and intellectual discourse. There isn't. It's just another gimmick, and it's no different than wanting to be with someone because they're thin or rich or the former lead singer of Whiskeytown.
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