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.My writing is inspired by just about everything, yet I am unaware of so much of the process.
Hubert Selby, Jr.If love is what I've experienced, I can't separate it from other people. I can't separate creation, and I can't separate whatever this creative thing is, from it's creation. I don't believe that can be done. We're all part of this creative force.
Hubert Selby, Jr.I'm focusing on writing the best story I can write. Which means I'm doing everything I can to give the artist within me as much power as possible.
Hubert Selby, Jr.Being an artist doesnโt take much, just everything you got. Which means, of course, that as the process is giving you life, it is also bringing you closer to death. But itโs no big deal. They are one in the same and cannot be avoided or denied. So when I totally embrace this process, this life/death, and abandon myself to it, I transcend all this meaningless gibberish and hang out with the gods. It seems to me that that is worth the price of admission.
Hubert Selby, Jr.