Poppy Z. Brite Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery - which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove.”

“Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book.”

“Celebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed.”

“I don't like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I'm working on now is definitely not horror.”

“I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.”

“Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food.”

“My mother is an office manager, my father a professor of economics and financial planner.”

“New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun.”

“I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras.”

“I've certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people he introduces me to and the stories he brings home.”