“My father deprived me of any truths about himself. He died without ever letting me know who he truly was. I only knew his facades, basically. And it breaks my heart that he never trusted me enough to tell me the truth.” KnowsHeartEnoughFatherBreakMy HeartDiedTrustedDeprivedNever TrustFacadeBreaking My HeartTell Me The Truth Author:Joshua Mohr
“I like art that trusts its audience, that's written for readers who like to work hard. I like art that knows its readers are up to the challenge of interacting with difficult material.” KnowsArtHardDifficultChallengesAudienceWrittenMaterialsHard WorkReaderInteracting Author:Joshua Mohr
“It takes a lot of time to be a good junkie or alcoholic - you spend hours getting the necessary supplies, then imbibing, then recovering, rinse and repeat. That's like eighteen hours of a day. And assuming you get out of that lifestyle before it macerates your heart, you have that Junkie Tunnel Vision, except now you get to use it for something positive: you know how to work tirelessly for one thing. Instead of using that tunnel vision to get high, I use it to make art.” KnowsHeartArtUseHoursVisionKnow HowOne ThingAssumingLifestyleRepeatsAlcoholicsTunnelsEighteenSuppliesJunkieGetting HighRecoveringTunnel VisionImbibing Author:Joshua Mohr
“I always feel that as the author, once I know what a character is ashamed of, then I can go about making her truthful on the page.” KnowsFeelsI CanCharacterPagesAshamedTruthful Author:Joshua Mohr
