Quotes by : Augusten Burroughs

Long marriages have ended in ruin over tiny and insignificant grievances that were never properly aired....

And human instinct is ancient and reliable, utterly mysterious and possibly capable of great genius.....

My goal was to get through the day as fast as possible. I worked fast because I wanted to be done. I....

I want to write something that means something to someone...the reminds them of what a second, a moment,....

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

As a young child I had Santa and Jesus all mixed up. I could identify Coke or Pepsi with just one sip,....

And we were married and all the windows were open but the smell of flowers was so thick and sickly sweet.....

...Trying is not the same as being. Trying flies in a circle around the moment and *being* is inside....

Real optimism is not the pep talk you give yourself. It is earned through the labor involved in emotional....

I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also....