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> [“I don't sit here and make these stories up. They are delivered to me, over time, by some relentless and shadowy demand. Trust me, if I wasn't compelled to write then I wouldn't; it doesn't generally make me happy, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-lorr/i-don-t-sit-here-and-make-these-stories-up-they-are-delivered-to-me/)

Julian Lorr

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## More by Julian Lorr

> [“I don't sit here and make these stories up. They are delivered to me, over time, by some relentless and shadowy demand. Trust me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-lorr/i-don-t-sit-here-and-make-these-stories-up-they-are-delivered-to-me/)

Julian Lorr

> [“For these are the things of Man: Sex, Lust and Death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-lorr/for-these-are-the-things-of-man-sex-lust-and-death/)

Julian Lorr

> [“He just stared blankly at the carnage and cried. A weak man. A man who couldn’t stand up for what he believed in because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-lorr/he-just-stared-blankly-at-the-carnage-and-cried-a-weak-man-a-man-who/)

Julian Lorr

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