Augusten Burroughs Quotes

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work.

Augusten Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 23, 1965

Topics

LifeWorkFutureAloneYourself

I'm getting more towards that point where I'm ready to kind of pass the torch on and see the next generation succeed behind me.

Angela Ruggiero

MeSucceedGenerationReadyKind

Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous.

Steven Wright

LoveDoingIceYouDangerousFrozen

I'm light-skinned. I'm mixed with black and white.

Trae Young

Black And WhiteBlackWhiteMixed

What do I know about women? I don't know anything.

Rory McCann

WomenKnowAnythingAbout

They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel.

Ruben Blades

MoneyNickelMakingGettingTon

I'd like to get a chance to wear two different hats in the business. I also think it would be really great to do an adaptation of a great novel.

Matt Bomer

BusinessGreatChanceThinkHats

You look at the large problems that we face - that would be overpopulation, water shortages, global warming and AIDS, I suppose - all of that needs international cooperation to be solved.

Molly Ivins

WaterProblemsFaceYouLookGlobal

As a director, your expectation and reality don't always match up, and I think that that's... I think it's a little jarring.

Jonathan Levine

ThinkRealityExpectationDirector

Maybe in another life, I wanna be Aaron Judge.

Jose Altuve

LifeJudgeMaybeWannaAnother

I'm a huge David Hockney fan.

Johnny Flynn

FanDavidHuge

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.

Wilma Rudolph

YouMatterAccomplishmentsSomebody

I don't put the truth in a cage. I try to find a way to release it.

William Hurt

TruthFindWayTryCageRelease

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