“Don't write, Ralph. You'll bring shame on your family. ' -- Hunter S. Thompson”

— Ralph Steadman , book The Joke's Over

Epigraph, p. ixx
The Joke's Over (2006)

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William McKeen (1954) American academic

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William McKeen (1954) American academic

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“Did Iraq invade Kuwait because of a lack of information? If a hideous war should ensue between Iraq and the U. S., will it happen because of a lack of information? If children die of starvation in Ethiopia, does it occur because of a lack of information? …If you and your spouse are unhappy together, and end your marriage in divorce, will it happen because of a lack of information? If your children misbehave and bring shame to your family, does it happen because of a lack of information? If someone in your family has a mental breakdown, will it happen because of a lack of information?”

Neil Postman (1931–2003) American writer and academic

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985)

“Write your way out of a thinking block—because you'll never think your way out of a writing block.”

Merlin Mann (1966) American blogger

Wired Magazine https://archive.is/20130630162633/www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-08/pl_brown
Tweeting as @hotdogsladies

“If you stare into a flame
You'll get an eye full of energy
If you write your nightscapades
You'll get a dawn full of promises”

Happy Rhodes (1965) American singer-songwriter

"Many Worlds Are Born Tonight" - Live performance at The Tin Angel (24 July 1999) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGdnjC48aJg
Many Worlds Are Born Tonight (1998)

“I can see us, living in the woods, her wearing that A, me with a S maybe, S for silent, S for stupid, for scared. S for silly. For shame.”

Laurie Halse Anderson Speak

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“So, have a little fun. Soon enough you'll be dead and burning in Hell with the rest of your family.”

George Carlin book Brain Droppings

Source: Brain Droppings

“If travel is searching
And home what's been found
I'm not stopping

I'm going hunting
I'm the hunter
I'll bring back the goods
But I don't know when”

Björk (1965) Icelandic singer-songwriter

Hunter, Homogenic (1997)
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“You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts because if you write with someone looking over you shoulder, you'll never write.”

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“Family is just accident, Jessie. It's nothing personal, hon. They don't mean to get on your nerves. They don't even mean to be your family, they just are.”

Marsha Norman 'night, Mother

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“Don't write, Ralph. You'll bring shame on your family. ' -- Hunter S. Thompson”

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