571 Quotes by Augusten Burroughs

I realized I’d only seen him at night in dim, flattering restaurant lighting. The sun was not his friend.

These core certainties are sheltered from your scrutiny. Because you know you can depend on them, you never question them.

I know exactly how that is. To love somebody who doesn’t deserve it.

A lot of being a writer doesn’t have anything to do with writing. It’s ironic – I have to squeeze the books in, even though that’s what it’s all about.

Self-pity isn’t the most accurate description for this feeling because it describes only half of it: sad for me, I’m hurt. What’s missing is the other half: and you need to do something about it.

When you’re busy, you lack the time to fondle your emotional baggage. And if that sounds too reductive, remember we crawled from the swamp. Simple isn’t such a terrible thing to be in this respect.

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They’re desperate to know that you’re not lying to them or misleading them.

What you’ve written isn’t a novel. It’s a cry for help.” I.

I once read about a guy who lost his arms in a fire. The nurse took pity on him and gave him a hand job. I don’t even get that.