“You can only maintain an immensely gothic attitude for so long before either killing yourself or beginning to feel like a poser.” FeelsLongAttitudeKillingGothicKilling YourselfPosers Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“If you're a freelance writer and aren't used to being ignored, neglected, and generally given short shrift, you must not have been in the business very long.” IfsWritingLongHas BeensUsedGivenIgnoredNeglectedBeing Ignored Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“I believe in whatever gets you throught the night. [...] Night is the hardest time to be alive. For me, anyway. It lasts so long, and four A.M.knows all my secrets.” KnowsBelieveLongLastsNightI BelieveSecretFourAliveI Believe InHardestHardest Times Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“Young writers shouldn't be afraid of striving to emulate their favorites. It's a good way to learn, as long as you move on from it and don't publish too many of the results.” WayWritingLongMovingYoungResultsStrivePublishGood WayEmulateYoung Writers Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“In high school I was the dog, always, and I never have felt comfortable or right in my body, and part of my whole exhibitionist thing has probably been a way of testing to see whether or not I really was this repulsive creature that I felt like for so long.” WayLongWholeBodySchoolFeltDogCreaturesComfortableHigh SchoolTestingExhibitionist Author:Poppy Z. Brite
