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Jay McInerney Quotes

Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of people want my benediction or something Picture Quote #1

I’m afraid that - not necessarily deliberately, but consistently - I’ve made a kind of laboratory out of my life, where I mix the stuff in the test tubes to create explosions - possibly resulting in interesting by-products. I mean, not deliberately - I’d be crazy to deliberately do that - or maybe not Picture Quote #1

Delia’s arms were inscribed with a grid of self- inflicted wounds, an intricate text of self-loathing Picture Quote #1

I remain a fan of my friend Bret Easton Ellis’s ‘American Psycho.’ I think as a book about New York in the 80s it was pretty excellent Picture Quote #1

Yeah, ‘Gossip Girl’ is a good show. It’s a real New York show, like ‘Sex and the City Picture Quote #1

Most novelists I know went through a period of intense self-examination and self-loathing after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. I certainly did Picture Quote #1

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You know, Greenwich Village was the traditional bohemia of New York. I wish I could say that was entirely true now. It’s, uh... changed. It’s now got, God help us, investment bankers and journalists, but it’s still a very beautiful part of New York Picture Quote #1

I think a lot of the people who write about me think that if they had to write fewer interviews then they would transcribe their life-story and it would be a big success. Or should be Picture Quote #1

The definition of gumbo is almost as slippery as that of Creole. Just as gumbo can contain pretty much any kind of meat or seafood, Creole is a vague and inclusive term for native New Orleanians, who may be black or white, depending on whom you’re asking Picture Quote #1

I certainly think that the publishing houses have to learn more about this informal network of literary blogging and get over the idea that sending an author on a book tour - to Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles - is a successful model anymore Picture Quote #1

There is a type of writer that can happily bury themselves in the country and dig very deep, but I’m not like that Picture Quote #1

I’ve been interested in writing and storytelling since I learned to read, but it wasn’t until I read Dylan Thomas, when I was 14, that I became interested in language itself, and saw it as more than a transparent medium for a story Picture Quote #1

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I’m a romantic; you have to be to marry four times Picture Quote #1

My former wife is a very eccentric woman, which is why I still love her Picture Quote #1

Love is the eternal quest: almost everyone wants to love and be loved Picture Quote #1

It’s the cynics who never get married Picture Quote #1

I love to imagine inside the head of a woman Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to have my life fall apart for my work Picture Quote #1

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Everything becomes symbol and irony when you’ve been betrayed Picture Quote #1

Add anchovies to almost anything, in moderation, and it will taste better Picture Quote #1

There aren’t many shy writers left Picture Quote #1

Your heartbreak is just another version of the same old story Picture Quote #1

Great minds sink alike, right? Picture Quote #1

Something changed. Somewhere along the line you stopped accelerating Picture Quote #1

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There is a shabby nobility in failing all by yourself Picture Quote #1

If being a spokesman for a generation is a fleeting occupation, being a symbol of an era is downright dangerous for anyone who has the bad luck to outlive it Picture Quote #1

Bottles of wine aren’t like paintings. At some point you have to consume them. The object in life is to die with no bottles of wine in your cellar. To drink your last bottle of wine and go to sleep that night and not wake up Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I think the difference between what we want and what we’re afraid of is about the width of an eyelash Picture Quote #1

I’d like to have the kind of house someday where a carousel horse wouldn’t be out of place in the living room Picture Quote #1

He insisted on a single trade secret: that you had to survive, find some quiet, and work hard every day Picture Quote #1

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Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of people want my benediction or something. (Jay McInerney Quotes) I’m afraid that - not necessarily deliberately, but consistently - I’ve made a kind of laboratory out of my life, where I mix the stuff in the test tubes to create explosions - possibly resulting in interesting by-products. I mean, not deliberately - I’d be crazy to deliberately do that - or maybe not (Jay McInerney Quotes) Delia’s arms were inscribed with a grid of self- inflicted wounds, an intricate text of self-loathing (Jay McInerney Quotes) I remain a fan of my friend Bret Easton Ellis’s ‘American Psycho.’ I think as a book about New York in the 80s it was pretty excellent (Jay McInerney Quotes) Yeah, ‘Gossip Girl’ is a good show. It’s a real New York show, like ‘Sex and the City (Jay McInerney Quotes) Most novelists I know went through a period of intense self-examination and self-loathing after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. I certainly did (Jay McInerney Quotes) You know, Greenwich Village was the traditional bohemia of New York. I wish I could say that was entirely true now. It’s, uh... changed. It’s now got, God help us, investment bankers and journalists, but it’s still a very beautiful part of New York. (Jay McInerney Quotes) I think a lot of the people who write about me think that if they had to write fewer interviews then they would transcribe their life-story and it would be a big success. Or should be. (Jay McInerney Quotes) The definition of gumbo is almost as slippery as that of Creole. Just as gumbo can contain pretty much any kind of meat or seafood, Creole is a vague and inclusive term for native New Orleanians, who may be black or white, depending on whom you’re asking. (Jay McInerney Quotes) I certainly think that the publishing houses have to learn more about this informal network of literary blogging and get over the idea that sending an author on a book tour - to Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles - is a successful model anymore. (Jay McInerney Quotes) There is a type of writer that can happily bury themselves in the country and dig very deep, but I’m not like that. (Jay McInerney Quotes) I’ve been interested in writing and storytelling since I learned to read, but it wasn’t until I read Dylan Thomas, when I was 14, that I became interested in language itself, and saw it as more than a transparent medium for a story. (Jay McInerney Quotes) I’m a romantic; you have to be to marry four times (Jay McInerney Quotes) My former wife is a very eccentric woman, which is why I still love her (Jay McInerney Quotes) Love is the eternal quest: almost everyone wants to love and be loved (Jay McInerney Quotes) It’s the cynics who never get married (Jay McInerney Quotes) I love to imagine inside the head of a woman (Jay McInerney Quotes) I don’t want to have my life fall apart for my work (Jay McInerney Quotes) Everything becomes symbol and irony when you’ve been betrayed (Jay McInerney Quotes) Add anchovies to almost anything, in moderation, and it will taste better (Jay McInerney Quotes) There aren’t many shy writers left (Jay McInerney Quotes) Your heartbreak is just another version of the same old story (Jay McInerney Quotes) Great minds sink alike, right? (Jay McInerney Quotes) Something changed. Somewhere along the line you stopped accelerating (Jay McInerney Quotes) There is a shabby nobility in failing all by yourself (Jay McInerney Quotes) If being a spokesman for a generation is a fleeting occupation, being a symbol of an era is downright dangerous for anyone who has the bad luck to outlive it (Jay McInerney Quotes) Bottles of wine aren’t like paintings. At some point you have to consume them. The object in life is to die with no bottles of wine in your cellar. To drink your last bottle of wine and go to sleep that night and not wake up (Jay McInerney Quotes) Sometimes I think the difference between what we want and what we’re afraid of is about the width of an eyelash (Jay McInerney Quotes) I’d like to have the kind of house someday where a carousel horse wouldn’t be out of place in the living room (Jay McInerney Quotes) He insisted on a single trade secret: that you had to survive, find some quiet, and work hard every day (Jay McInerney Quotes)

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