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Edward St Aubyn Quotes

It’s no use imagining that bringing great writers together inevitably precipitates great conversation Picture Quote #1

I’m not trying to uncover the facts of my life but to discover the dramatic truth of the situations I was in Picture Quote #1

Detachment is what interests me, seeing how people couldn’t have been any other way, how they were the product of forces that they had no control over Picture Quote #1

If anything should take place behind closed doors, it was cruelty and betrayal Picture Quote #1

I’m really not responsible for what mental operation people have when they’re reading my books other than the ones which are created by literary effects Picture Quote #1

Proust is a hero of mine. I read ‘A la recherche’ in one go, and I’m a very slow reader. It had an astonishing impact, reading it on my own and being my main company. I think Proust is the most intelligent person to ever have written a novel Picture Quote #1

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You can only give things up once they start to let you down Picture Quote #1

Everything was usual. That was depression: being stuck, clinging to an out-of-date version of oneself Picture Quote #1

I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And they’re not necessarily friends. The writer is the one I want to reinforce; the author would just feed on the reviews - so I’m in favour of starving him Picture Quote #1

I think that some laughter comes from escaped horror, doesn’t it? Picture Quote #1

It’s no use imagining that bringing great writers together inevitably precipitates great conversation Picture Quote #1

Surely: the adverb of a man without an argument Picture Quote #1

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I’m really not responsible for what mental operation people have when they’re reading my books other than the ones which are created by literary effects Picture Quote #1

Detachment is what interests me, seeing how people couldn’t have been any other way, how they were the product of forces that they had no control over Picture Quote #1

I’m not trying to uncover the facts of my life but to discover the dramatic truth of the situations I was in Picture Quote #1

Well, the attractive thing about the subject of happiness is that it is notoriously difficult to write Picture Quote #1

It seems people spend the majority of their lives believing they’re dying, with the only consolation being that at one point they get to be right Picture Quote #1

Looking after children can be a subtle way of giving up... They become the whole ones, the well ones, the postponement of happiness, the ones who won’t drink too much, give up, get divorced, become mentally ill. The part of oneself that’s fighting against decay and depression is transferred to guarding them from decay and depression. In the meantime one decays and gets depressed Picture Quote #1

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No pain is too small if it hurts, but any pain is too big if it’s cherished Picture Quote #1

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It’s no use imagining that bringing great writers together inevitably precipitates great conversation. (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) I’m not trying to uncover the facts of my life but to discover the dramatic truth of the situations I was in. (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) Detachment is what interests me, seeing how people couldn’t have been any other way, how they were the product of forces that they had no control over. (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) If anything should take place behind closed doors, it was cruelty and betrayal (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) I’m really not responsible for what mental operation people have when they’re reading my books other than the ones which are created by literary effects. (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) Proust is a hero of mine. I read ‘A la recherche’ in one go, and I’m a very slow reader. It had an astonishing impact, reading it on my own and being my main company. I think Proust is the most intelligent person to ever have written a novel (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) You can only give things up once they start to let you down (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) Everything was usual. That was depression: being stuck, clinging to an out-of-date version of oneself (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And they’re not necessarily friends. The writer is the one I want to reinforce; the author would just feed on the reviews - so I’m in favour of starving him (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) I think that some laughter comes from escaped horror, doesn’t it? (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) It’s no use imagining that bringing great writers together inevitably precipitates great conversation (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) Surely: the adverb of a man without an argument (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) I’m really not responsible for what mental operation people have when they’re reading my books other than the ones which are created by literary effects (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) Detachment is what interests me, seeing how people couldn’t have been any other way, how they were the product of forces that they had no control over (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) I’m not trying to uncover the facts of my life but to discover the dramatic truth of the situations I was in (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) Well, the attractive thing about the subject of happiness is that it is notoriously difficult to write (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) It seems people spend the majority of their lives believing they’re dying, with the only consolation being that at one point they get to be right (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) Looking after children can be a subtle way of giving up... They become the whole ones, the well ones, the postponement of happiness, the ones who won’t drink too much, give up, get divorced, become mentally ill. The part of oneself that’s fighting against decay and depression is transferred to guarding them from decay and depression. In the meantime one decays and gets depressed (Edward St Aubyn Quotes) No pain is too small if it hurts, but any pain is too big if it’s cherished (Edward St Aubyn Quotes)