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Tom Bissell Quotes: A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.
         

A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.


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To create anything… is to believe, if only momentarily, you are capable of magic.



Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.



Charyn, like Nabokov, is that most fiendish sort of writer-so seductive as to beg imitation, so singular as to make imitation impossible.

Charyn, like Nabokov, is that most fiendish sort of writer-so seductive as to beg imitation, so singular as to make imitation impossible.



We are no longer worried that children are missing school because of video games, though. We are worried that they are murdering their classmates because of video games.

We are no longer worried that children are missing school because of video games, though. We are worried that they are murdering their classmates because of video games.



Fun is not the same thing as fulfillment.

Fun is not the same thing as fulfillment.



An artist can respect the backfield of fact before which every human being stands and choose not to address those facts.

An artist can respect the backfield of fact before which every human being stands and choose not to address those facts.



Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom.

Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom.



When I play too many video games I begin to feel chubby-minded, caffeinated, bad.

When I play too many video games I begin to feel chubby-minded, caffeinated, bad.



Girlfriends, indeed: the anti-video game.

Girlfriends, indeed: the anti-video game.



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I don't miss acting. I don't even see movies. I don't see plays. I don't watch television.



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In the awakened state, the mind is either perfectly silent or it is a perfectly clear instrument of expression.



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