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Poppy Z. Brite Quotes

Poppy Z. Brite quotes

American Author, Writer May 25, 1967

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In France, for instance, one magazine writer was convinced that On The Road had been a huge influence on Lost Souls and was crushed to learn that I hadn't read the one until after I'd written the other. Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite quote: "My mother is an office manager, my father a professor of..."
My mother is an office manager, my father a professor of economics and financial planner. Poppy Z. Brite
I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years. Poppy Z. Brite
I believe in whatever gets you throught the night. [...] Night is the hardest time to be alive. For me, anyway. It lasts so long, and four A.M.knows all my secrets. Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite quote: "Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though..."
Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food. Poppy Z. Brite
Sometimes we gotta be brave even when we're scared. We gotta not let being scared keep us from thinkin' straight. That's all brave is, boy, when you come right down to it, not lettin' the fear get you so turned around you start doin' stupid things, instead of what you know you ought to do." -From 'Night Story 1973' by PZB & CRK Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite quote: "The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my..."
The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets. Poppy Z. Brite
When you have too much faith in something, it's bound to hurt you. Too much faith in anything will suck you dry. In this way, all the world is a vampire. Poppy Z. Brite
I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras. Poppy Z. Brite
My childhood may have been more demented than most, because I learned to read very early and was allowed to read whatever I wanted. Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite quote: "Some nights are made for torture, or reflection, or the..."
Some nights are made for torture, or reflection, or the savoring of loneliness. Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite quote: "Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect..."
Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book. Poppy Z. Brite
In high school I was the dog, always, and I never have felt comfortable or right in my body, and part of my whole exhibitionist thing has probably been a way of testing to see whether or not I really was this repulsive creature that I felt like for so long. Poppy Z. Brite
If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new writer. However, you should be conscious of exactly how you are imitating him - word choice, sentence structure, motifs? - and think about why you're doing it. Poppy Z. Brite
I think film had a terrible effect on horror fiction particularly in the 80s, with certain writers turning out stuff as slick and cliched as Hollywood movies. Poppy Z. Brite

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