There are a lot of people in this country who really like my writing. And a lot of writers respect me. But the so-called establishment? They hate me. Hubert Selby, Jr. More Quotes by Hubert Selby, Jr. More Quotes From Hubert Selby, Jr. For weeks Tyrone thought he was going to die any minute, and there were also times when he was afraid he wasnt going to die. Hubert Selby, Jr. week minutes depression But you cant shut everyone out. I mean you have to have someone to love. . .someone to hold on to. . . someone-- Hubert Selby, Jr. cant love-someone mean There was a sky somewhere above the tops of the buildings, with stars and a moon and all the things there are in a sky, but they were content to think of the distant street lights as planets and stars. If the lights prevented you from seeing the heavens, then preform a little magic and change reality to fit the need. The street lights were now planets and stars and moon. Hubert Selby, Jr. stars moon reality thats why you cant be worried about the world. theyll just do you in anyway. you can't depend on them because sooner or later theyll turn on you or just disapear and leave you there alone. Hubert Selby, Jr. worried turns world Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done. Hubert Selby, Jr. our-actions done responsibility I suspect there will never be a requiem for a dream, simply because it will destroy us before we have the opportunity to mourn it's passing. Hubert Selby, Jr. passing dream opportunity I don't know that I could really define love. I can't . . . again, it's like trying to define what this creative force is. It's beyond my ability to really define. If I can define it, then it's not it. We're right back to that thing again. Hubert Selby, Jr. ability creative trying But I knew that someday I was going to die. And just before I died two things would happen; Number 1: I would regret my entire life. Number 2: I would want to live my life over again. Hubert Selby, Jr. regret numbers two I have to have a meaning in my life. If I roam around without some meaning in my life, I'm in deep and serious trouble. I can't, I just can't exist. Hubert Selby, Jr. serious trouble All the energy of their frustration and fear going into their laughter. Hubert Selby, Jr. laughter frustration laughing The voice so filled with nostalgia that you could almost see the memories floating through the blue smoke, memories not only of music and joy and youth, but perhaps, of dreams. They listened to the music, each hearing it in his own way, feeling relaxed and a part of the music, a part of each other, and almost a part of the world. Hubert Selby, Jr. dream blue memories However they may have felt when they left they were now committed, they had passed the point of no return. Hubert Selby, Jr. return committed may I think Mozart, like you, is an example of someone who has the gods moving through him, and his religion was creation. Hubert Selby, Jr. like-you moving thinking Everything about it was wrong. Thats why it worked so good. Hubert Selby, Jr. One of the things I have become aware of through the years is how much I love the people I write about. Hubert Selby, Jr. writing people years He didnt know what was defeating him, but he sensed it was something he could not cope with, something that was far beyond his power to control or even at this point in time comprehend. Hubert Selby, Jr. requiem-for-a-dream knows As Lao Tzu says, "The Tao that can be named is not the true Tao". Hubert Selby, Jr. tao Writing, like any art, is a continuing process of discovering the infinite possibilities of Life. Hubert Selby, Jr. infinite writing art They luxuriated in the feeling of deep and all pervading satisfaction, a feeling of knowing absolutely that all was well with the world and them and that the world was not only their oyster it was also their linguine with clam sauce. Not only were all things possible, but all things were theirs. Hubert Selby, Jr. oysters knowing feelings I don't know how to make the critics happy! Hubert Selby, Jr. critics