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I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are there. In the end, as a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves...

I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk. H. L. Mencken

Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven. Douglas Horton

Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance. Will Durant

"Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow internet service to see who they really are." Will Ferrell

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly. Juvenal

People change and forget to tell each other. Lillian Hellman

“The common stories are one plus one equals two. We get it, they make sense. But the good stories are about one plus one equals three.” Ken Burns

"Anything can happen in life, especially nothing" Michel Houellebecq

“At some point, you have to set down the past. At some point, you have to accept that everyone was doing their best. At some point, you have to gather yourself up, and go onward into your life.” Olivia Laing

I always wanted to be somebody, but next time I’ll be more specific. Lily Tomlin

“If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.” Shane Koyczan

Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill. Christopher Parker