Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Xon Burroughsis an American writer known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Running with Scissors...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMemoirist
Date of Birth23 October 1965
CountryUnited States of America
running writing knowing
I never get sick of writing my own stories because there's a certain comfort in knowing you will never run out of material. It's relaxing, actually, to write.
writing decided happens
Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.
new-york cancer wine
Women smirk at baldness. How adorable would they find it if they began to lose their breasts in their late twenties? If both tits just shrunk up - unevenly I might add - and eventually turned into wine-cork nubs. Then it would be a different story. Then men would get the pity that they deserve. As far as I'm concerned, baldness is the male breast cancer only worse, because almost everyone gets it. True, it's not life threatening. Just social-life threatening. But in New York City, there is no difference.
interesting long people
Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it interesting.
guy way conservative
I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways.
lying people hunger
I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them.
stories fiction enjoy
I tend to really enjoy being swept up in fiction. I love a good story and I admire fiction authors.
mother father mean
My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.
children childhood racist
As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted a normal little childhood. Unfortunately, that's just not what happened.
drinking giving way
In some ways, blogging is like drinking - it gives a person permission to be a total asshole.
usa america today
I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover of USA Today for every single day for a month. I was on the masthead, so I tend to get recognized a lot, and in weird places. It's always flattering, and it's always odd. It's always at the worst possible time.
giving-up luxury agents
As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You absolutely must plow forward.
book ideas physics
I read a lot of science books - I love cosmology, quantum theory, particle physics. So my idea of a great read would probably put you directly into a coma.
writing sitting lines
But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair.