My writing is inspired by just about everything, yet I am unaware of so much of the process.
Hubert Selby, Jr.Angels is a tough word, because it is so involved with organized religion and everything else. I do know, absolutely, from my experience, there are some kind of spiritual entities - force, power, intelligence - that guide me through each and every day, as long as I'm willing to accept, recognize, and surrender to their guidance. It's always there, but there are times when I insist upon having my way.
Hubert Selby, Jr.No matter how beautiful the outside may be, the inside still has feelings and needs that just words don't fulfill.
Hubert Selby, Jr.... I started to die 36 hours before I was born, so dying was a way of life for me.
Hubert Selby, Jr.When I stop doing the things that make me unhappy, I will experience the happiness that is that natural state of being. See, I don't think we were created with some pain and misery and whatever. I think we were created by whatever this thing is, when it extended itself, and, here we are. But I pile on so many misconceptions that I end up uncomfortable in my own skin.
Hubert Selby, Jr.