I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I could write very absurd, kind of surrealistic, funny stories; or I could write very dark, realistic - hyper-realistic - stories. I was never happy with that, because I couldn't meld the two.
There's something ugly about the flawless. - Dennis Lehane
There's something ugly about the flawless.
- Dennis Lehane
The world does not have tidy endings. The world does not have neat connections. It is not filled with epiphanies that work perfectly at the moment th… - Dennis Lehane
The world does not have tidy endings. The world does not have neat connections. It is not filled with epiphanies that work perfectly at the moment th…
There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected. - Dennis Lehane
There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected.
Happiness doesn't lie in conspicuous consumption and the relentless amassing of useless crap. Happiness lies in the person sitting beside you and you… - Dennis Lehane
Happiness doesn't lie in conspicuous consumption and the relentless amassing of useless crap. Happiness lies in the person sitting beside you and you…
I normally can't stand vice-free people. They conflate a narcissistic instinct for self-preservation with moral superiority. Plus, they suck the life… - Dennis Lehane
I normally can't stand vice-free people. They conflate a narcissistic instinct for self-preservation with moral superiority. Plus, they suck the life…
In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb. - Dennis Lehane
In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.
Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job. - Dennis Lehane
Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job.
It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone. - Dennis Lehane
It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone.
Your first family is your blood family and you always be true to that. That means something. But there's another family and that's the kind you go ou… - Dennis Lehane
Your first family is your blood family and you always be true to that. That means something. But there's another family and that's the kind you go ou…
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