“It wasn't that I wanted to be a writer; I just didn't want to be stupid.” — David Carr Copy Share Image
“This is the point where the knowing, irony-infused author laughs along with his readers about his time among the aphorisms, how he was once… — David Carr Copy Share
“The trick of enjoying New York is not to be so busy grinding your way to the center of the earth that you fail… — David Carr Copy Share
Keep in mind that when public figures get in trouble for something they said, it is usually not because they misspoke, but because they… — David Carr Copy Share
“As I sit today, I am a genuine, often pleasant person. I am able to imitate a human being for long spurts of time,… — David Carr Copy Share
We live in an age where there is a firehose of information, and there is no hierarchy of what is important and what is… — David Carr Copy Share
“We tell ourselves that we lie to protect others, but the self usually comes out looking damn good in the process.” — David Carr Copy Share
“To the extent I am good at anything other than falling down, it is getting back up, at overcoming low expectations—many of them my… — David Carr Copy Share
“But I've seen enough to know that we all carry a measure of guilt and innocence among us.” — David Carr Copy Share
“[C]ivilians are equally bewildering to the addict. I've watched people drink a glass and a half of wine and push away the rest. What… — David Carr Copy Share
“No one is going to give a damn about your résumé; they want to see what you have made with your own little fingers.” — David Carr Copy Share
“Memories are like that. They live between synapses and between the people who hold them. Memories, even epic ones, are perishable from their very… — David Carr Copy Share
