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Hilton Als Quotes

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I'm a draftsperson. And also, I really respond to love.

"Hilton Als, Constructing Genre". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 5, 2013.

I was so well loved by my mother that if people have any expectations of me I really don't notice because I'm hardest on myself.

"Hilton Als, Constructing Genre". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 5, 2013.

Inspiration takes many forms, but it's rarely pure.

Interview with Lily Tomlin, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 14, 2015.

People are quick to make monuments of anything they live long enough to control.

"A Pryor Love". www.newyorker.com. September 13, 1999.

People have a copyright on their own life.

"Hilton Als, Constructing Genre". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 5, 2013.

Recalling, for me, is a great way of living, so not to forget.

"Hilton Als, Constructing Genre". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 5, 2013.

I don't know what makes fashion cruel, except I feel nothing but spiritual depletion around it. There's nothing enriching, spiritually.

"Hilton Als, Constructing Genre". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 5, 2013.

Nothing is more flattering for a writer than when someone knows your work.

"Hilton Als, Constructing Genre". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 5, 2013.