Utter happiness is a fallacy. The best most of us can hope for is that occasional span of time which occurs at irregular lengths and intervals throughout our lives wherein for an all too ephemeral period, nothing in particular sucks…

Quote by Anthony Beal

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I am a precious evil.

I am a precious evil.

I wonder when someone will grow the testicles to say to americans everywhere, 'Enough with...

I wonder when someone will grow the testicles to say to americans everywhere, 'Enough with...

For one to expect or ask things of others that he himself, if asked, would...

For one to expect or ask things of others that he himself, if asked, would...

As long as our culture continues to fawn over its downward-aspiring lowest common denominators, the...

As long as our culture continues to fawn over its downward-aspiring lowest common denominators, the...

My pen is my razor, and I've been bleeding.

My pen is my razor, and I've been bleeding.

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

The more we write the less we die.

The more we write the less we die.

Inspiration always arrives unannounced.

Inspiration always arrives unannounced.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all...

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all...

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way...

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way...

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh...

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh...

The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past...

The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past...

It is hard to write about politicians, see them at such close range, and still...

It is hard to write about politicians, see them at such close range, and still...

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is...

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is...

I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he...

I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he...

He writes so well he makes me feel like putting the quill back in the...

He writes so well he makes me feel like putting the quill back in the...

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...