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Dan Fante was an American author known for his semi-autobiographical novels and short stories. His works often focus on the lives of the underclass in Los Angeles, depicting the struggles and lives of marginalized individuals. Born in 1944, Fante passed away on November 23, 2015.

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People Thinking Reality Lying Fighting Rage Honestly Recovery Negativity My Thoughts

Author:Dan Fante

“Creativity is achieved in the doing, it's not achieved in the thinking.”

Thinking Creativity

Author:Dan Fante

“Stay in the present. And that's not a glib answer. The way to stay in the present is to have a love for what you're doing and a vitality and a sense of well-being that is generated by your art.”

Art

Author:Dan Fante

“The passion has never left me. I live as two people - myself, Dan Fante, and Bruno Dante or Mickey Di Salvo, or whoever I say I am in one of my books. I can tap that Bruno character any time I need to. He lives inside me like a quiet, simmering pool of magma. Years ago I stopped feeding him with booze and he was kind enough to stop trying to kill me. That's our truce.”