Augusten Burroughs

I nodded again, but I knew I would not grow up to drive a bulldozer. It would be awful to be dirty all day like these men. I didn't say it, but at best I would keep one in the backyard, like a goat. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#growing-up #work #men

I discovered the bleeding when he licked my hand and left a swath of blood behind, death's autograph. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#death

It is always safe to see yourself truthfully. You never have to be ashamed of yourself, with yourself. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#self-help #inspirational

I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#conservative #dentist #guy #i #like

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#hated #i #know #lot #pretty

I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#experience #i #i think #junkies #looking

I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I continue to recycle in many different shapes. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#childhood #continue #different #different shapes #giant

I never listen to music when I write. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#i write #listen #music #never #write

I love to both give and receive very old books. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#both #give #i #i love #love

I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#anywhere #because #costco #culture #felt