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> [My father was this famous heart surgeon, a wonderful man... but there was something about me that drove him crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/my-father-was-this-famous-heart-surgeon-a-wonderful-man-but-there-was/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

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## More by Dominick Dunne

> [I loved going along with Alice Steinbach as she goes off on this rare, wonderful adventure, an escape into discovering herself and some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/i-loved-going-along-with-alice-steinbach-as-she-goes-off-on-this-rare/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [I made no pretense of doing balanced reporting about murder. I was appalled by defense attorneys who would do anything to win an acquittal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/i-made-no-pretense-of-doing-balanced-reporting-about-murder-i-was/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [My father was this famous heart surgeon, a wonderful man... but there was something about me that drove him crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/my-father-was-this-famous-heart-surgeon-a-wonderful-man-but-there-was/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [“We've all got trashy friends, but we should choose our trashy friends with more care.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/we-ve-all-got-trashy-friends-but-we-should-choose-our-trashy-friends/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [For my type of story and my kind of writing, I think 'Vanity Fair' is the right forum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/for-my-type-of-story-and-my-kind-of-writing-i-think-vanity-fair-is/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [The best advice on writing was given to me by my first editor, Michael Korda, of Simon and Schuster, while writing my first book.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/the-best-advice-on-writing-was-given-to-me-by-my-first-editor-michael/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [You write about what you have access to, and I have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat on the rich and powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/you-write-about-what-you-have-access-to-and-i-have-been-fortunate/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [Success is the most valuable commodity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/success-is-the-most-valuable-commodity/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [I had never attended a trial until my daughter's murder trial. What I witnessed in that courtroom enraged and redirected me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/i-had-never-attended-a-trial-until-my-daughter-s-murder-trial-what-i/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [When you're down and out, there's no meaner place to live than Hollywood. You can get away with your embezzlements and your lies and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/when-you-re-down-and-out-there-s-no-meaner-place-to-live-than/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [I am openly pro-prosecution and make no bones about it. I don't think there are enough people out there sticking up for victims.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/i-am-openly-pro-prosecution-and-make-no-bones-about-it-i-don-t-think/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [Ive lived this very dramatic life, with high points and terrible low points. Nothing has been ordinary, and I want to have the experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/ive-lived-this-very-dramatic-life-with-high-points-and-terrible-low/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [I think I need pictures with my articles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/i-think-i-need-pictures-with-my-articles/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [Within me, I knew I would never be a first-rate producer. I wasn't tough enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/within-me-i-knew-i-would-never-be-a-first-rate-producer-i-wasn-t/)

[Dominick Dunne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-dunne/)

> [People are fascinated by the rich: Shakespeare wrote plays about kings, not beggars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-dunne/people-are-fascinated-by-the-rich-shakespeare-wrote-plays-about-kings/)

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