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David Rakoff Quotes

I am the world’s worst reporter. I am apt to try too hard to help rather than just document my subjects Picture Quote #1

About the only thing that I have - or had, because it’s failing me lately - is my memory. I had a really good memory. I was always terribly protective of that fact Picture Quote #1

I find writing extraordinarily difficult and not very pleasurable, though I find having done it very pleasurable. I won’t lie about that Picture Quote #1

I do not go outdoors... As far as I’m concerned, the whole point of living in New York City is indoors. You want greenery? Order the spinach Picture Quote #1

The rigors of creativity - the self-doubt, the revising, the solitude - do require a kind of self-consumption. It comes at a cost; a cost that isn’t for everyone Picture Quote #1

But if one’s dreams having to come true was the only referendum on whether they were beautiful, or worth dreaming, well then, no one would wish for anything. And that would be so much sadder Picture Quote #1

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I am going to the bad place, as is my wont Picture Quote #1

I had a tumor. But it was great Picture Quote #1

Simplicity, it seems, has always been wasted on those who simply cannot appreciate it Picture Quote #1

There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness Picture Quote #1

Youth is not wasted on the young, it is perpetrated on the young Picture Quote #1

Central to living a life that is good, is a life that’s forgiving Picture Quote #1

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I am neither spontaneous nor ready for anything Picture Quote #1

Everybody’s got something. In the end, what choice does one really have but to understand that truth, to really take it in, and then shop for groceries, get a haircut, do one’s work; get on with the business of one’s life. That’s the hope, anyway Picture Quote #1

The only thing that makes one an artist is making art. And that requires the precise opposite of hanging out; a deeply lonely and unglamorous task of tolerating oneself long enough to push something out Picture Quote #1

People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or hearing the wrong thing. Let’s all give each other a pass, shall we? Picture Quote #1

Being a stranger was like being dead, and brought to mind how, in a book he had read that most folks misunderstood one common state: The flip side of love is indifference, not hate Picture Quote #1

Well into adulthood, writing has never gotten easier. It still only ever begins badly, and there are no guarantees that this is not the day when the jig is finally up Picture Quote #1

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What remains of your past if you didn’t allow yourself to feel it when it happened? If you don’t have your experiences in the moment, if you gloss them over with jokes or zoom past them, you end up with curiously dispassionate memories Picture Quote #1

We’re creatures of contact regardless of whether/ we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together Picture Quote #1

Just think, the shoes I wouldn’t be caught dead in might actually turn out to be the shoes I am caught dead in Picture Quote #1

I have managed to establish an identity that is based on my internal self, and for that I feel tremendously lucky Picture Quote #1

Not being funny doesn’t make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does Picture Quote #1

I find life itself provides ample and sufficient tests of my valor and mettle: illness; betrayal; fruitless searches for love; working for the abusive, the insane, and the despotic. All challenges easily as thrilling to me as scrambling over icy rock in a pair of barely adequate boots Picture Quote #1

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In my brief glimpse of what is to come I realize how little I care to witness it. I have seen the future and I’m fairly relieved to say, it looks nothing like me Picture Quote #1

One of the marks of a life well lived has to be reaching a state of finally getting it, of not needing more, and of being able to sign off with something approaching peace of mind Picture Quote #1

Unfortunately, there’s no greater rhyme or reason as to why it would be me. And since there is no answer as to why me, it’s not a question I feel really entitled to ask Picture Quote #1

Altruism is innate, but it’s not instinctual. Everybody’s wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped Picture Quote #1

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I am the world’s worst reporter. I am apt to try too hard to help rather than just document my subjects. (David Rakoff Quotes) About the only thing that I have - or had, because it’s failing me lately - is my memory. I had a really good memory. I was always terribly protective of that fact (David Rakoff Quotes) I find writing extraordinarily difficult and not very pleasurable, though I find having done it very pleasurable. I won’t lie about that (David Rakoff Quotes) I do not go outdoors... As far as I’m concerned, the whole point of living in New York City is indoors. You want greenery? Order the spinach (David Rakoff Quotes) The rigors of creativity - the self-doubt, the revising, the solitude - do require a kind of self-consumption. It comes at a cost; a cost that isn’t for everyone (David Rakoff Quotes) But if one’s dreams having to come true was the only referendum on whether they were beautiful, or worth dreaming, well then, no one would wish for anything. And that would be so much sadder (David Rakoff Quotes) I am going to the bad place, as is my wont (David Rakoff Quotes) I had a tumor. But it was great (David Rakoff Quotes) Simplicity, it seems, has always been wasted on those who simply cannot appreciate it (David Rakoff Quotes) There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness (David Rakoff Quotes) Youth is not wasted on the young, it is perpetrated on the young (David Rakoff Quotes) Central to living a life that is good, is a life that’s forgiving (David Rakoff Quotes) I am neither spontaneous nor ready for anything (David Rakoff Quotes) Everybody’s got something. In the end, what choice does one really have but to understand that truth, to really take it in, and then shop for groceries, get a haircut, do one’s work; get on with the business of one’s life. That’s the hope, anyway (David Rakoff Quotes) The only thing that makes one an artist is making art. And that requires the precise opposite of hanging out; a deeply lonely and unglamorous task of tolerating oneself long enough to push something out (David Rakoff Quotes) People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or hearing the wrong thing. Let’s all give each other a pass, shall we? (David Rakoff Quotes) Being a stranger was like being dead, and brought to mind how, in a book he had read that most folks misunderstood one common state: The flip side of love is indifference, not hate (David Rakoff Quotes) Well into adulthood, writing has never gotten easier. It still only ever begins badly, and there are no guarantees that this is not the day when the jig is finally up (David Rakoff Quotes) What remains of your past if you didn’t allow yourself to feel it when it happened? If you don’t have your experiences in the moment, if you gloss them over with jokes or zoom past them, you end up with curiously dispassionate memories (David Rakoff Quotes) We’re creatures of contact regardless of whether/ we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together (David Rakoff Quotes) Just think, the shoes I wouldn’t be caught dead in might actually turn out to be the shoes I am caught dead in (David Rakoff Quotes) I have managed to establish an identity that is based on my internal self, and for that I feel tremendously lucky (David Rakoff Quotes) Not being funny doesn’t make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does (David Rakoff Quotes) I find life itself provides ample and sufficient tests of my valor and mettle: illness; betrayal; fruitless searches for love; working for the abusive, the insane, and the despotic. All challenges easily as thrilling to me as scrambling over icy rock in a pair of barely adequate boots (David Rakoff Quotes) In my brief glimpse of what is to come I realize how little I care to witness it. I have seen the future and I’m fairly relieved to say, it looks nothing like me (David Rakoff Quotes) One of the marks of a life well lived has to be reaching a state of finally getting it, of not needing more, and of being able to sign off with something approaching peace of mind (David Rakoff Quotes) Unfortunately, there’s no greater rhyme or reason as to why it would be me. And since there is no answer as to why me, it’s not a question I feel really entitled to ask (David Rakoff Quotes) Altruism is innate, but it’s not instinctual. Everybody’s wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped (David Rakoff Quotes)

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