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James Ellroy Quotes

Some people don’t respond to civility Picture Quote #1

Dead people belong to the live people who claim them most obsessively Picture Quote #1

It was easy not to think of my future; I didn’t have one Picture Quote #1

I’m clenched down, I’m locked in on it, which is my general approach to life Picture Quote #1

I’m getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people Picture Quote #1

As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as much as her dad mutated into an obsession with crime in general, well, I have thought about other things throughout the years Picture Quote #1

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Anybody who doesn’t know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose Picture Quote #1

I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don’t want to be some stress casualty in early middle age Picture Quote #1

As a kid, I sensed history going on all around me, but the basic thrust of it didn’t move me Picture Quote #1

As critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance to puncture the myth I’ve created about my work and refine it Picture Quote #1

I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective Picture Quote #1

I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little Picture Quote #1

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I don’t know anybody in the underworld. I make this stuff up. I don’t know any criminals Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid, Eisenhower had been President forever, and all of a sudden, everything in the world was all about Jack Kennedy. I was 12, interested in politics; my father was from Massachusetts, had an accent like Kennedy Picture Quote #1

My mother and I will continue on some level that I havent determined yet. I think my mothers a great character, and I have to say that giving my mother to the world has to be the biggest thrill of my writing career Picture Quote #1

The truth of the matter is, you lose a parent to murder when you’re 10 years old, and in fact at the time of the murder you hate your lost parent, my mother in my case Picture Quote #1

America was never innocent. We popped our cherry on the boat over and looked back with no regrets. You can’t ascribe our fall from grace to any single event or set of circumstances. You can’t lose what you lacked at conception Picture Quote #1

To me, there’s nothing on earth other than women. It’s why I get out of bed every morning Picture Quote #1

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Our shared world is humanly unquantifiable and ideologically confused. Which one of them is capable of implementing the most recognizable harm or good? Picture Quote #1

I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this Picture Quote #1

I put on such a good show, the story is outrageous, and people don’t want to hear that I’m basically a reasonable human being. As long as it continues to get me print, I’ll continue to perform in an exuberant manner Picture Quote #1

I want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with their humanity Picture Quote #1

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Some people don’t respond to civility (James Ellroy Quotes) Dead people belong to the live people who claim them most obsessively (James Ellroy Quotes) It was easy not to think of my future; I didn’t have one (James Ellroy Quotes) I’m clenched down, I’m locked in on it, which is my general approach to life (James Ellroy Quotes) I’m getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people (James Ellroy Quotes) As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as much as her dad mutated into an obsession with crime in general, well, I have thought about other things throughout the years (James Ellroy Quotes) Anybody who doesn’t know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose (James Ellroy Quotes) I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don’t want to be some stress casualty in early middle age (James Ellroy Quotes) As a kid, I sensed history going on all around me, but the basic thrust of it didn’t move me (James Ellroy Quotes) As critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance to puncture the myth I’ve created about my work and refine it (James Ellroy Quotes) I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective (James Ellroy Quotes) I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little (James Ellroy Quotes) I don’t know anybody in the underworld. I make this stuff up. I don’t know any criminals (James Ellroy Quotes) When I was a kid, Eisenhower had been President forever, and all of a sudden, everything in the world was all about Jack Kennedy. I was 12, interested in politics; my father was from Massachusetts, had an accent like Kennedy (James Ellroy Quotes) My mother and I will continue on some level that I havent determined yet. I think my mothers a great character, and I have to say that giving my mother to the world has to be the biggest thrill of my writing career (James Ellroy Quotes) The truth of the matter is, you lose a parent to murder when you’re 10 years old, and in fact at the time of the murder you hate your lost parent, my mother in my case (James Ellroy Quotes) America was never innocent. We popped our cherry on the boat over and looked back with no regrets. You can’t ascribe our fall from grace to any single event or set of circumstances. You can’t lose what you lacked at conception (James Ellroy Quotes) To me, there’s nothing on earth other than women. It’s why I get out of bed every morning (James Ellroy Quotes) Our shared world is humanly unquantifiable and ideologically confused. Which one of them is capable of implementing the most recognizable harm or good? (James Ellroy Quotes) I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this (James Ellroy Quotes) I put on such a good show, the story is outrageous, and people don’t want to hear that I’m basically a reasonable human being. As long as it continues to get me print, I’ll continue to perform in an exuberant manner (James Ellroy Quotes) I want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with their humanity (James Ellroy Quotes)

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