“As always, I wonder if I'll get through the winter. Then when winter is over, I wonder about the summer. But that's because the system decided which author shall be commercially successful. As I said, the most vicious of them all is The New York Times, because it pretends to be literary and impartial, and it's really this opinionated, myopic, stupid giant of incompetence.” IfsSaidWonderSuccessfulStupidNew YorkSummerDecidedWinterGiantsViciousNew York TimesIncompetenceOpinionatedMyopic Author:James Purdy
“Margaret Meade is always running around saying that marijuana's just like bread and water! Well, bread and water are poison, and marijuana's a poison. Now, if you like poison, why shouldn't you have it? But don't try to pretend that it's innocuous.” IfsTryingWellsRunningWaterBreadPoisonMarijuanaAlways Running Author:James Purdy
“If you're a writer, you have to be an egomaniac. You have to just believe in yourself, which is hard work.” IfsBelieveHardHard WorkBelieve In YourselfBelieve In YouJust BelieveEgomaniacsJust Believe In Yourself Author:James Purdy
