Sometimes we gotta be brave even when we're scared. We gotta not let being scared keep us from thinkin' straight. That's all brave is, boy, when you come right down to it, not lettin' the fear get you so turned around you start doin' stupid things, instead of what you know you ought to do.
Poppy Z. BriteI believe in whatever gets you throught the night. [...] Night is the hardest time to be alive. For me, anyway. It lasts so long, and four A.M.knows all my secrets.
Poppy Z. BriteCelebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed.
Poppy Z. BriteSome of the food in Liquor is food I've really eaten filtered through a veil of fiction.
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