Quote by: Hubert Selby Jr.

I was sitting at home and had a profound experience. I experienced, in all of my Being, that someday I was going to die, and it wouldn't be like it had been happening, almost dying but somehow staying alive, but I would just die! And two things would happen right before I died: I would regret my entire life; I would want to live it over again. This terrified me. The thought that I would live my entire life, look at it and realize I blew it forced me to do something with my life.


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Author Bio


  • NameHubert Selby, Jr.
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornJuly 23, 1928
  • DiedApril 26, 2004
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Novelist; Writer
  • WorksLast Exit To Brooklyn; The Room; Requiem For A Dream