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“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.”
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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
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“Write something, even if it's just a suicide note. ”
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“All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. For all one knows that demon is simply the same instinct that makes a baby squall for attention. And yet it is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane.”
― Why I Write
― Why I Write
“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.”
― What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
― What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
Josh’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Josh’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
252 books
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12 friends
245 books
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20 friends
1,451 books
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255 friends
232 books
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181 friends
272 books
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102 friends
0 books
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7 friends
35 books
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29 friends
239 books
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39 friends
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