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David Sedaris Quotes

Total quotes: 10
“Write relentlessly, until you find your voice. Then, use it.”
— David Sedaris, Writer’s Digest, October 2013, Volume 93, No. 7
Tagged: Writing, Writing Advice, Writing Tips
“If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.”
— David Sedaris, Barrel Fever
Tagged: Real Talk, Harsh, Honesty, humor
“Most people would have found it grotesque, but when you're in love nothing is so abstract or horrible that it can't be thought of as cute.”
— David Sedaris, When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Tagged: Love, Falling In Love
“I just looked at the pattern of my life, decided I didn't like it, and changed.”
— David Sedaris, Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
Tagged: Life, Pattern, Change
“Remember that the most important thing is to try and love other people as much as they love you.”
— David Sedaris, Holidays on Ice
Tagged: Love, Loving Others, Keep Trying
“When shit brings you down, just say 'fuck it', and eat yourself some motherfucking candy.”
— David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day
Tagged: Encouraging Words, When Things Get Tough
“All of us take pride and pleasure in the fact that we are unique, but I'm afraid that when all is said and done the police are right: it all comes down to fingerprints.”
— David Sedaris, Holidays on Ice
Tagged: Pride, Pleasure, Unique Personality, Uniqueness, Individuality, Identity
“College is the best thing that can ever happen to you," my father used to say, and he was right, for it was there that I discovered drugs, drinking, and smoking..”
— David Sedaris, Naked
Tagged: College, Discoveries, Drugs, Alcohol, smoking
“Their house had real hard-cover books in it, and you often saw them lying open on the sofa, the words still warm from being read.”
— David Sedaris, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Tagged: Books, Reading, library, Words
“Given enough time, I guess anything can look good. All it has to do is survive.”
— David Sedaris, When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Tagged: Time, Patience, Survival
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