“The criticism that has most consistently bothered me is the allegation that I'm a schlockmeister whose only objective is to shock people.” PeopleCriticismObjectivesShockConsistentlyBotheredAllegations Author:Jim Goad
“The idea that the reader is important enough to me that I'd tailor my words to either please or offend them always seems amusingly alien to me.” ImportantIdeasEnoughSeemsReaderPleaseAliensTailors Author:Jim Goad
“I was exposed to violence while I was still in the womb - my father punched my mother in the stomach while she was pregnant with me.” StillsMotherFatherViolenceStomachExposedPregnantWombWere Pregnant Author:Jim Goad
“My oldest brother was stabbed thirty to forty times and strangled to death with his own belt when I was eight years old. Much of my life has been pockmarked with violence. So I had a natural interest in the topic, along with a strong home-field advantage.” YearsHas BeensHomeStrongInterestNaturalViolenceFieldsBrotherAdvantageEightThirtyFortyTopicsBelts Author:Jim Goad
“When I write, I strain with every wizened fibre of my weathered frame to analyze every possible angle of any given subject.” WritingGivenSubjectsAngleStrainWeathered Author:Jim Goad
“I never want to think or write about the topic again when I'm finished with it.” ThinkingWantWritingFinishedTopics Author:Jim Goad
“I don't think fatherhood's changed me so much as it's conjured protective instincts I've had all along.” ThinkingChangedInstinctFatherhoodProtective Author:Jim Goad
“Anyone who's ever had the misfortune of seeing me interact with house pets knows I have a wickedly strong paternal instinct bordering on the maternal.” KnowsHouseStrongSeeingInstinctPetMisfortunes Author:Jim Goad
“You truly need to witness me goo-gooing and coo-cooing and making up goofy little songs to glean a full appreciation of how nauseating I can be. This is another instance where things seemingly don't add up - how can this vile, hateful, violent, misogynist, racist, loathsome, repugnant, worthless, reprehensible subhuman be so insanely tender and kind to little doggies and kitty-cats?” NeedsKindLittlesI CanSongCatAddAppreciationViolentInstanceWitnessRacistWorthlessHatefulMaking UpGoofyKittiesKitty Cat Author:Jim Goad
