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Sebastian Horsley Quotes

Self-pity is the most destructive of all narcotics.

Sebastian Horsley

Self-pity is the most destructive of all narcotics.

Tags: drugs, narcotics, self esteem, self pity

Being well-dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which psychoanalysis is powerless to bestow.

Sebastian Horsley

Being well-dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which psychoanalysis is powerless to bestow.

Tags: dandy, fashion, psychoanalysis, tranquility

About Author
Sebastian Horsley (born Marcus A. Horsley; 8 August 1962 – 17 June 2010) was an English artist and writer. Horsley's writing often revolved around his dysfunctional family, his flamboyant and eccentric behavior, his drug addictions, sex, and his reliance on prostitutes.

I have wanted only one thing to make me happy. That thing is everything.

Sebastian Horsley

I have wanted only one thing to make me happy. That thing is everything.

Tags: happiness

I didn't want to tell Mother I worked as a journalist. She thought I was a prostitute. Locking yourself in a room and inventing characters and conversations which do not exit is no way for a grown man...

Sebastian Horsley

I didn't want to tell Mother I worked as a journalist. She thought I was a prostitute. Locking yourself in a room and inventing characters and conversations which do not exit is no way for a grown man...

Tags: journalists, prostitutes, writers

Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.

Sebastian Horsley

Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.

Tags: expectations, happiness life, unhappiness

The motivation of all artists is 'Look at me, Mum'.

Sebastian Horsley

The motivation of all artists is 'Look at me, Mum'.

Tags: art, artists, motivation

One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to anything by the time he was your age.

Sebastian Horsley

One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to anything by the time he was your age.

Tags: aging

I like to remind myself that every morning I'm making a choice to live.

Sebastian Horsley

I like to remind myself that every morning I'm making a choice to live.

Tags: myself, choice, live