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James Frey Quotes

I’m pretty good at compartmentalizing things and not allowing things outside of myself to distract me or bother me or affect me in any way Picture Quote #1

To say that you can’t see echoes of the past in what I do would be absurd. Everything that has preceded me has affected me Picture Quote #1

I don’t write with an outline. I don’t often know what I’m going to do as I’m writing. And I do everything by feel and by instinct Picture Quote #1

One of the beautiful and terrible things about America is you can go there and still be whatever you want, if you bust your ass and you have some luck Picture Quote #1

Not everyone who works hard makes their dream come true. You need luck and hard work and being in the right place at the right time but I still very much believe it’s possible Picture Quote #1

People call me all sorts of things. I don’t even care what they call me Picture Quote #1

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I try to write books that are different from the books I’ve already written. I think one of the thing I really try to do is reinvent how a novel can be written Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to influence the next generation or two generations or three generations behind me. That’s a big ambition of mine Picture Quote #1

That’s what ever great writer, I believe, has done over the course of time - is they’ve figured out new ways of telling the same stories Picture Quote #1

When I see you, the World stops. It stops and all that exists for me is you and my eyes staring at you. There’s nothing else. No noise, no other people, no thoughts or worries, no yesterday, no tomorrow. The World just stops, and it is a beautiful place, and there is only you Picture Quote #1

In Lilly’s eyes her beautiful clear water eyes there is what I have sought and never found, wanted and never had, hoped for and never discovered. Love Picture Quote #1

Everything I know and I am and I have seen felt done past present past now then before now seen felt done hurt felt focus into a something beyond words beyond beyond beyond and it speaks now and it says. Stay. Fight. Live. Take it Picture Quote #1

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The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel. I broke something, Old Man. How badly is it broken? It’s in a million little pieces. I’m afraid I can’t help you. Why? There’s nothing you can do. Why? It can’t be fixed. Why? It’s broken beyond repair. It’s in a million little pieces Picture Quote #1

I close my eyes and I take a deep breath and I think about my life and how I ended up this way. I think about the ruin, devastation and wreckage I have caused to myself and to others. I think about self-hatred and self-loathing. I think about how and why and what happened and the thoughts come easily, but the answers don’t Picture Quote #1

For years I supported capital punishment, but I have come to believe that our criminal justice system is incapable of adequately distinguishing between the innocent and guilty. It is reprehensible and immoral to gamble with life and death Picture Quote #1

America was first colonized by Puritans. Most of our earliest immigrants, and many since, have come here in order to practice their religious beliefs as they please. Our culture has always been, and will most likely always be, profoundly influenced by religion Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to walk in the middle. I want people to read what I write and feel strongly about it. If, at some point, whatever I am doing is failing to elicit a response, whether it’s very positive or very negative, then I am going to stop doing it Picture Quote #1

I’ve always wondered what it would be like if the Messiah, or Christ Returned, were actually alive and living in our society; who would that person be, how we would identify them, how would they live and what would they believe in, how would society react to them? I decided to try and tell my idea of that story Picture Quote #1

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Some people think memoirs should be held to a perfect journalistic standard. Some people don’t. Obviously I don’t. My goal was never to create or to write a perfect journalistic standard of my life. It was always to be as literature Picture Quote #1

There are no categories in contemporary art. There are no rules. Artists are given the freedom to make and create whatever they please and call it whatever they please. I identify with that system, or lack of system, much more than I do the landscape of contemporary publishing Picture Quote #1

Whatever hardships there have been in my life I still live in a very privileged position. Fear is not knowing where your next meal is coming from. Fear is seeing a child get hurt. Fear is watching someone you love waste away. Fear is knowing you are going to die yourself. But there’s no fear in what I do. I write books Picture Quote #1

When I was a little boy, Marvin Hagler was my idol. He got no respect for most of his career. His fighting style was straight ahead. He took every shot thrown at him, and he kept punching back ‘til he won. I honestly feel that’s how I am. I take big shots from people. But I keep going Picture Quote #1

I try to make the voice in my head come out onto the page. I try to make it much more conversational than other writing. I speak everything, so if something sounds right I write it. It’s more about sound and the rhythm of speech than written language Picture Quote #1

We know have the power of God in many ways: the atomic bomb, the ability to create life in a test tube, cloning, artificial intelligence Picture Quote #1

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Addicts, as a group, generally score far above average o intelligence tests. Why? You tell me. I guess maybe we’re smart enough to have figured out how shitty things are and we decide addiction is the only way to deal with it Picture Quote #1

...if you can accept the truth and live with it your heart will be at peace Picture Quote #1

In life we often look to others for simple, but difficult answers, despite the fact that we have those answers ourselves Picture Quote #1

Being an unpublished novelist has about as much social acceptability as being a shopping bag lady Picture Quote #1

I am essentially optimistic. Being alive is incredible. Life is extraordinary and beautiful. It can be hard and sad and terrifying, but it’s all we’ve got Picture Quote #1

Being a writer now is about so much more than writing. There’s publishing, touring, marketing, web presence Picture Quote #1

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I’m pretty good at compartmentalizing things and not allowing things outside of myself to distract me or bother me or affect me in any way (James Frey Quotes) To say that you can’t see echoes of the past in what I do would be absurd. Everything that has preceded me has affected me (James Frey Quotes) I don’t write with an outline. I don’t often know what I’m going to do as I’m writing. And I do everything by feel and by instinct (James Frey Quotes) One of the beautiful and terrible things about America is you can go there and still be whatever you want, if you bust your ass and you have some luck (James Frey Quotes) Not everyone who works hard makes their dream come true. You need luck and hard work and being in the right place at the right time but I still very much believe it’s possible (James Frey Quotes) People call me all sorts of things. I don’t even care what they call me (James Frey Quotes) I try to write books that are different from the books I’ve already written. I think one of the thing I really try to do is reinvent how a novel can be written (James Frey Quotes) I’m trying to influence the next generation or two generations or three generations behind me. That’s a big ambition of mine (James Frey Quotes) That’s what ever great writer, I believe, has done over the course of time - is they’ve figured out new ways of telling the same stories (James Frey Quotes) When I see you, the World stops. It stops and all that exists for me is you and my eyes staring at you. There’s nothing else. No noise, no other people, no thoughts or worries, no yesterday, no tomorrow. The World just stops, and it is a beautiful place, and there is only you (James Frey Quotes) In Lilly’s eyes her beautiful clear water eyes there is what I have sought and never found, wanted and never had, hoped for and never discovered. Love (James Frey Quotes) Everything I know and I am and I have seen felt done past present past now then before now seen felt done hurt felt focus into a something beyond words beyond beyond beyond and it speaks now and it says. Stay. Fight. Live. Take it (James Frey Quotes) The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel. I broke something, Old Man. How badly is it broken? It’s in a million little pieces. I’m afraid I can’t help you. Why? There’s nothing you can do. Why? It can’t be fixed. Why? It’s broken beyond repair. It’s in a million little pieces (James Frey Quotes) I close my eyes and I take a deep breath and I think about my life and how I ended up this way. I think about the ruin, devastation and wreckage I have caused to myself and to others. I think about self-hatred and self-loathing. I think about how and why and what happened and the thoughts come easily, but the answers don’t (James Frey Quotes) For years I supported capital punishment, but I have come to believe that our criminal justice system is incapable of adequately distinguishing between the innocent and guilty. It is reprehensible and immoral to gamble with life and death (James Frey Quotes) America was first colonized by Puritans. Most of our earliest immigrants, and many since, have come here in order to practice their religious beliefs as they please. Our culture has always been, and will most likely always be, profoundly influenced by religion (James Frey Quotes) I don’t want to walk in the middle. I want people to read what I write and feel strongly about it. If, at some point, whatever I am doing is failing to elicit a response, whether it’s very positive or very negative, then I am going to stop doing it (James Frey Quotes) I’ve always wondered what it would be like if the Messiah, or Christ Returned, were actually alive and living in our society; who would that person be, how we would identify them, how would they live and what would they believe in, how would society react to them? I decided to try and tell my idea of that story (James Frey Quotes) Some people think memoirs should be held to a perfect journalistic standard. Some people don’t. Obviously I don’t. My goal was never to create or to write a perfect journalistic standard of my life. It was always to be as literature (James Frey Quotes) There are no categories in contemporary art. There are no rules. Artists are given the freedom to make and create whatever they please and call it whatever they please. I identify with that system, or lack of system, much more than I do the landscape of contemporary publishing (James Frey Quotes) Whatever hardships there have been in my life I still live in a very privileged position. Fear is not knowing where your next meal is coming from. Fear is seeing a child get hurt. Fear is watching someone you love waste away. Fear is knowing you are going to die yourself. But there’s no fear in what I do. I write books (James Frey Quotes) When I was a little boy, Marvin Hagler was my idol. He got no respect for most of his career. His fighting style was straight ahead. He took every shot thrown at him, and he kept punching back ‘til he won. I honestly feel that’s how I am. I take big shots from people. But I keep going (James Frey Quotes) I try to make the voice in my head come out onto the page. I try to make it much more conversational than other writing. I speak everything, so if something sounds right I write it. It’s more about sound and the rhythm of speech than written language (James Frey Quotes) We know have the power of God in many ways: the atomic bomb, the ability to create life in a test tube, cloning, artificial intelligence (James Frey Quotes) Addicts, as a group, generally score far above average o intelligence tests. Why? You tell me. I guess maybe we’re smart enough to have figured out how shitty things are and we decide addiction is the only way to deal with it (James Frey Quotes) ...if you can accept the truth and live with it your heart will be at peace (James Frey Quotes) In life we often look to others for simple, but difficult answers, despite the fact that we have those answers ourselves. (James Frey Quotes) Being an unpublished novelist has about as much social acceptability as being a shopping bag lady (James Frey Quotes) I am essentially optimistic. Being alive is incredible. Life is extraordinary and beautiful. It can be hard and sad and terrifying, but it’s all we’ve got. (James Frey Quotes) Being a writer now is about so much more than writing. There’s publishing, touring, marketing, web presence. (James Frey Quotes)

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