Find someone to question exhaustively. With any luck you’ll stumble on someone who enjoys hearing themselves speak and has a good story. But be warned, they are rare. That’s why I listen in on side-conversations. #writing #character

“Make new memories. The old ones are aged and stale and smell of burnt lard and smoked cigarettes.” #life #writing

“Never believe what anyone or any company tells you, unless you’re looking for something. Then, believe,but it will cost you dearly.” #writing

Observed: “He wore a stained ‘muscle-T’, and had a single tattoo with a woman’s name emblazoned on his skin. He, apparently, cut his hair with a weed-whacker. His paunch spoke of too many cheap beers and his eyes, the fags he smoked. This was a Brit-com character incarnate.” #writing #character

This is a difficult book to write. Mostly due to a lot of distractions and procrastination. #writing #failure

“Tell me. What is your life a metaphor for?” #writing

Overheard: “There were three girls in the pool, and my wife.” That’s possible, but why the distinction unless you’re implying a lot? #writing #character

“He wrote tests he could never pass.” #writing #throwawayline

“There is something ‘not right’ about life.” #writing

“Reality encircles and pushes you toward the brink. When you are done, you either jump or are pushed into the abyss. How long you fight back determines how long and well you live.” #writing

“He wore a beard of beer. It attracted the beers.” #writing #throwawayline

“There is no future. There is no past. You never change. Time is the only thing that changes around you. You are caught in time’s flow and are changed by it. How you react determines who you are. There is only Now.” #writing

“Don’t worry. The descent into madness isnt steep.” #writing

“When darkness comes, bring a match.” #writing

“All her husbands died with a smile on her face.” #writing

Do you write to write, or to make money? Happiness comes in having a single, definitive, and exclusionary answer. #writing #success

“Death visits those who need it.” #writing

“Observed: “his ‘ink’ was the camouflage for the camo pants he wore.” #writing #character

“Learn to be obnoxious without swearing.” #writing

“The purpose of money is not power. The purpose of money is to protect one’s privileges, and that includes power.” #writing

Well, at least the food was decent. The “company”, eh. But at least i got some character studies. #writing

Overheard: “if you don’t marry me now you won’t get a quarter of the boat.” I have questions. #writing #character

“Dream like you own the future. Work like your life depended on it.” #writing

“Where are the kids?” “I sold them into slavery.” #writing #throwawayline

“Life has a way of ripping out your soul and then handing you a new one.” #writing