Darryl Shelly
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in Chicago, The United States
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June 2012
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The Hobbyist
2 editions
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2013
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“Sometimes I write drunk and revise sober, and sometimes I write sober and revise drunk. But you have to have both elements in creation — the Apollonian and the Dionysian, or spontaneity and restraint, emotion and discipline.”
― Reuben, Reuben
― Reuben, Reuben

“The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray

“Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.”
― Incest: From "A Journal of Love": The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1932-1934
― Incest: From "A Journal of Love": The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1932-1934

“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
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“The parts of my mind that apply logic and understanding had somehow abandoned me, and something primitive and instinctual took control.”
― Water Falls Down
― Water Falls Down

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C.J. Heck
Hello Darryl,
It's such a pleasure having you for a friend. I’m looking forward to reading your work.
Thank you and best wishes to you.
Warmest regards,
CJ
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