Quotes from Skeleton Creek

Patrick Carman ·  185 pages

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“Physically, mentally, emotionally -- it seems like every part of me is broken in one way or another.”
― Patrick Carman, quote from Skeleton Creek


“Creo que mis escritores favoritos son los que reconocieron que no podían vivir sin escribir. (...), tipos para los que escribir era tan esencial como el aire y el agua. Escribir o morir intentándolo. Esa forma de pensar coincide conmigo. Por eso estoy aquí.”
― Patrick Carman, quote from Skeleton Creek


“Lo que más odio de escribir en la era digital es que todo acaba por desaparecer.
Es como escribir cartas que se evaporan en el aire después de que uno las lea.
Por eso hago copias.
El papel dura siempre.”
― Patrick Carman, quote from Skeleton Creek


“Un simple clic; no hace falta nada más para cambiar una vida.
A veces para mejor.
A veces para mucho peor.
Pero nunca lo pensamos.
Hacemos clic y ya está.”
― Patrick Carman, quote from Skeleton Creek


“No es cuestión de preguntarnos si queremos o no queremos ir. Tenemos que ir.”
― Patrick Carman, quote from Skeleton Creek



“It all scares me, and it's all like clothes in a dryer that just keep rolling around in my head from one day to the next.”
― Patrick Carman, quote from Skeleton Creek


About the author

Patrick Carman
Born place: in Salem, Oregon, The United States
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