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Augusten Burroughs Quotes

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really want it to be true.

Augusten Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Be True Want True Memoir Writer

I don't know if this is why everything has worked so well and I'm not sure I'd recommend this kind of thinking to anyone else, but I've always known I'd be successful in acting. I have certainly worked for it.

Jennifer Lawrence

Thinking Acting Know Kind Why Sure

My first novel was called 'Betrayed by F. Scott Fitzgerald,' about the difficulties of graduating from college, the longing and mourning you feel when all your promise seems to float away.

College Feel You First Difficulties

Nobody would have me in their laboratory for five minutes. I couldn't cut up a frog, and I certainly couldn't perform surgery. I'm better at making it possible for other people.

People Me Better Nobody Possible Up

When I am in a hotel, and I turn off the lights and the TV, I just freak out. I turn the TV back on and don't get any sleep.

Sleep I Am Hotel Back Lights Turn

I'm proud to be a Democrat, and I feel pretty strongly that the country would be better off with Democrats in charge.

Proud Better Feel Country Democrats

A good sense of humor will get you everywhere.

Good Humor You Sense Of Humor Will

Being an actor is actually pretty easy if you can memorize lines.

Easy You Actor Pretty Lines Being

Partly because of the way I write - I don't work with an outline or in a straight line. I work where I can see things happening, and so I get lots and lots of little bits to start with, and I'm doing the research at the same time.

Work Time Research Start Doing Way

The Muslim world is threatened by religious fanaticism. The Western world is threatened by secular fanaticism.

World Threatened Muslim Religious

I got into stand-up to get on a sitcom.

Got Get Sitcom Stand-Up

No one can fill Senator Daniel K. Inouye's shoes - but together, all of us, we can try to walk in his footsteps.

Shoes Walk Together Try Footsteps

I do not represent the Republican Party.

Party Republican Republican Party

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