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Augusten Burroughs (born Christopher Robison) is an American writer.
He is best known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Running with Scissors.
Burroughs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in New Hampshire.
He dropped out of school at age 13 and lived with his mother's psychiatrist for several years.
Burroughs began his writing career as a copywriter in the advertising industry.
He later published several memoirs, including Dry, A Wolf at the Table, and This Is How.
Burroughs has also written novels, short stories, and a children's book.
He is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict.
Burroughs is married to Christopher Schelling.

Just as I had long suspected, a person didn't really need math for anything anyway. Maybe some people did. Some limited people.

Augusten Burroughs

I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also experienced compassion and generosity, but only fleetingly and usually while drunk, so I have little memory.

Augusten Burroughs

Although I was able to maintain a pleasant expression, I was mentally throwing up in her face.

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