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I'm always presenting myself with problems to solve as a writer.
Hubert Selby, Jr.
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Hubert Selby, Jr.
Age: 75 †
Born: 1928
Born: July 23
Died: 2004
Died: April 26
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I have to have a meaning in my life. If I roam around without some meaning in my life, I'm in deep and serious trouble. I can't, I just can't exist.
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I suspect there will never be a requiem for a dream, simply because it will destroy us before we have the opportunity to mourn it's passing.
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All the energy of their frustration and fear going into their laughter.
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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.
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My writing is inspired by just about everything, yet I am unaware of so much of the process.
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I don't know how to make the critics happy!
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It seems to me that what the artist sees is the simple and obvious that is invisible to everybody else.
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As Lao Tzu says, The Tao that can be named is not the true Tao.
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...and the night was comfortably warm as the soft filtered light continued to push the darkness into the shadows as they held each other and kissed and pushed each others darkness into the corner, believing in each others light, each others dream.
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But you cant shut everyone out. I mean you have to have someone to love. . .someone to hold on to. . . someone--
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One of the things I have become aware of through the years is how much I love the people I write about.
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The responsibility of the artist is to transcend the human ego.
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They luxuriated in the feeling of deep and all pervading satisfaction, a feeling of knowing absolutely that all was well with the world and them and that the world was not only their oyster it was also their linguine with clam sauce. Not only were all things possible, but all things were theirs.
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