“Self-criticism sessions were held, but these produced more criticism than could usefully be absorbed or accomodated.” SelfCriticismSessionSelf Criticism Book:Sixty stories Source: Sixty stories
“Now, here is the point about the self: it is insatiable. It is always, always hankering. It is what you might call rapacious to a fault. The great flaming mouth to the thing is never in this world going to be stuff full.” WorldSelfMightStuffThis WorldMouthsFaultsInsatiableHankering Author:Donald Barthelme
“Maybe writing can't be taught, but editing can be taught—prayer, fasting and self-mutilation.” WritingSelfPrayerTaughtEditingFastingMutilationSelf Mutilation Author:Donald Barthelme
“The self cannot be escaped, but it can be, with ingenuity and hard work, distracted.” SelfHardHard WorkDistractedIngenuity Author:Donald Barthelme
