There is a physics to the world, which non-fiction has a contract to stand in awe of, otherwise it becomes completely self-centered and ego-driven, which is the death of a memoir.
Alcohol is the river we sit on the banks of, contemplating. Sometimes we watch ourselves float past, sometimes we watch ourselves sink. - Nick Flynn
Alcohol is the river we sit on the banks of, contemplating. Sometimes we watch ourselves float past, sometimes we watch ourselves sink.
- Nick Flynn
Certain stories we carry with us, events in our life, they define who we are. It's not a matter of getting over anything; we have to make the best of… - Nick Flynn
Certain stories we carry with us, events in our life, they define who we are. It's not a matter of getting over anything; we have to make the best of…
Perhaps everyone has a story that could break your heart. - Nick Flynn
Perhaps everyone has a story that could break your heart.
Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. Why are mo… - Nick Flynn
Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. Why are mo…
I became an electrician after high school. But I always had this thing in me to write. But it was always a little shameful. To say you were a poet wa… - Nick Flynn
I became an electrician after high school. But I always had this thing in me to write. But it was always a little shameful. To say you were a poet wa…
Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. - Nick Flynn
Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness.
Who doesn't want to just disappear, at some point in the day, in a year, to just step off the map and float? - Nick Flynn
Who doesn't want to just disappear, at some point in the day, in a year, to just step off the map and float?
On a good day I write, all day. - Nick Flynn
On a good day I write, all day.
We got him to talk to a psych doctor once, the doctor asked if he heard things other people don't. Sure, Paul answered, I hear birds in the morning w… - Nick Flynn
We got him to talk to a psych doctor once, the doctor asked if he heard things other people don't. Sure, Paul answered, I hear birds in the morning w…
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