I started a short story but it was so dreary that even my pen threw up. — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
A short story is a sprint, a novel is a marathon. Sprinters have seconds to get from here to there and then… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage. — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the high point of my life. It will never get… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
“One of the most terrible losses man endures in his lifetime is not even noticed by most people, much less mourned. Which is astonishing,… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
Sometimes it is the smallest thing that saves us: the weather growing cold, a child's smile, and a cup of excellent coffee. — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
“One of the reasons why I liked living in Manhattan was that the city would share your mood the moment you walked out the… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
Kids own nothing. Everything is either promised, borrowed, longed for or exaggerated. — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
Real love is always chaotic. You lose control; you lose perspective. You lose the ability to protect yourself. The greater the love, the greater… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand. — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
Buying a pair of shoes is one of the most optimistic acts I know, next to falling in love. I like nothing better than… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
