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David Sedaris Quotes about Writing

A good [short story] would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.

David Sedaris (2010). “Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules”, p.13, Simon and Schuster

I've always been very upfront about the way I write, and I've always used the tools humorists use, such as exaggeration.

"David Sedaris: 'If you tell a funny story at the dinner table in front of 10 people, nine will laugh, and one will say: that's not true. I've always hated that person'". Interview With Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2009.

I don't like travelling if I know I have to write about it.

"Ask the Author Live: David Sedaris". Live chat, www.newyorker.com. August 14, 2009.