Donald Barthelme Quote

If we had to earn our age by thinking for ourselves at least once a year, only a handful of people would reach adulthood.

At least I rescued your poor hot dog.

Poetry is jealous of you tonight, for as soon as I come to pen a few words, your perfume attacks me in the most civilised manner and I forget myself. I forget the poem. I forget the ...

Most insensible, corrupt, cheap, disrespectful young girls run after bad, rude, cocky, nonsensical boys, but a mature, educated, thoughtful, virtuos lady opts for a wise, well breed, experienced, humb...

Sitting to think of what to write will only set your ass on fire, give you headache, twist your face to look stupid, instead, walk around with a blank mind and something from somewhere will fill it up...

Many writers make the mistake of making their readers appear like Lazarus, without any iota of care, throwing down books to readers to crunch as if they are dogs.

No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.

Nobody wants to know how you feel, yet, they want you to do what they feel.

Every bet of evolution in history came with its built in bet of madness.

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.