I want to write something that means something to someone..the reminds them of what a second, a moment, really is..or that assures them that we are just as lost as they are. I want to write an emotion they are too fragile to let loose, so that my words can do the expression for them, the feeling for them. I want to write beyond the basics and the cliches.. I want to write you, I want to write a long walk on a starry night, I want to write an exhale or an inhale..or suffocation. I want to write as clear as my voice could be heard..that is, if I had anything to say. Augusten Burroughs
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In this world today, we are bombarded with messages from all directions - messages that tell us what we want to hear, messages that tell us what we need to know. The truth is that there is no one else but us who can truly understand what it means to be lost. No one else but us who can truly understand what it means to exhale or inhale. We live in a world where it’s easy to forget that we are just one breath away from the precipice of death. But, if you want to write something that has deep meaning, something that speaks beyond the basics and cliches, something that makes you want to write, then this is the quote for you.

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