I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience. — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted neither the editors nor the writers be… — 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
If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And I don't think about it. It is… — 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 read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
I find you write with one person in mind. Usually for me that one person is my wife, because she's my most… — 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
