“There’s something really rich and powerful in not talking about what you need to talk about sometimes.” Quote by Rick Moody
“I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity.” WritingWantedOpportunityDetails Author:Rick Moody
“I have worked really hard to defy categorization, to break down a taxonomy whenever it comes my way.” WayHardBreakMy WayBreaking DownCategorizationTaxonomy Author:Rick Moody
“I judged about a zillion awards this year so Ive been reading a lot of books that just came out.” YearsBookReadingAwardsJudgedReading Books Author:Rick Moody
“The process of composition, messing around with paragraphs and trying to make really good prose, is hardwired into my personality.” TryingProcessPersonalityProseCompositionParagraph Author:Rick Moody
“I turned forty, and Im finally going to get married and maybe have a kid.” ChildrenKidsMarriedForty Author:Rick Moody
“There is no right or wrong reading of Naked Lunch, though some readings are more common, and thus Burroughs commercial is not the issue.” ReadingCommonIssuesNakedLunchBurroughs Author:Rick Moody
“I believe in choosing the hardest book imaginable. I believe in reading up on what others have to say about this difficult book, and then making up my own mind.” MindBelieveBookReadingI BelieveDifficultMy OwnI Believe InHardestMaking Up Author:Rick Moody
“Everybody wants life to speak to them with special kindness. Every personal story begs to be steered toward reverie, toward some relief from unpleasant truths: That you are a self, that beyond anything else you want the best for that self. That, if it is to be you or someone else, you need it to be you, no matter what.” IfsWantNeedsSelfMatterStoriesSpeakKindnessSpecialNo Matter WhatReliefBe YouReveriePersonal Stories Book:Half a Life: A Memoir Source: Half a Life: A Memoir