C.E. Santana's Blog, page 17
November 15, 2013
theparisreview:
Charles Bukowski’s tour of Hollywood. (via)
For...
November 14, 2013
November 13, 2013
"Every one of my books is an exercise in voice and character, an exploration, through a male narrator..."
““Every one of my books is an exercise in voice and character, an exploration, through a male narrator who is always the same age I am at the time, of the pain I’m dealing with in my life.””
- Bret Easton Ellis (via theparisreview)
- Bret Easton Ellis (via theparisreview)
November 12, 2013
theparisreview:
“The funny thing about it all is that literary talent isn’t rare. Lots of people...
“The funny thing about it all is that literary talent isn’t rare. Lots of people can write good stories with good characters and great sentences. What’s rare is the stubborn, pragmatic thing that tells you ‘I’ve got to do this every single day, even when I don’t want to do it, when I’d rather pluck my eyes out and feed them to the birds.’ That discipline combined with talent is very rare. I’d be willing to bet that some of the most brilliant writers who ever lived have never been published, because they weren’t prepared to do the work. You have to make sacrifices and be utterly selfish. Everything else and everyone else is secondary to your writing.”
An interview with writer Kevin Barry.
November 10, 2013
October 29, 2013
October 28, 2013
"A literary influence is never just a literary influence. It’s also an influence in the way you see..."
““A literary influence is never just a literary influence. It’s also an influence in the way you see everything—in the way you feel your life.””
- Thom Gunn (via theparisreview)
- Thom Gunn (via theparisreview)
"We know he was involved. You own property, you were seen together, you paid him cash. He knew where..."
““We know he was involved. You own property, you were seen together, you paid him cash. He knew where the money was coming from.” And it wasn’t just Mailer. Hunter Thompson was a name that came up because I had been seen with him, too. So there were these other targets that they wanted. But Mailer was the primary target. They said, “Give us Mailer and we’ll work something out.””
- standardculture.com
- standardculture.com
The Standard - Smuggler's Blues
The Standard - Smuggler's Blues:
Writer and convicted hash kingpin Richard Stratton talks to Anthony Haden-Guest about smuggling in the ’70s and his relationship with Norman Mailer.
