“This is the point where the knowing, irony-infused author laughs along with his readers about his time among the aphorisms, how he… — David Carr Aa Copy Share Image
“The trick of enjoying New York is not to be so busy grinding your way to the center of the earth that… — David Carr Copy Share Image
Keep in mind that when public figures get in trouble for something they said, it is usually not because they misspoke, but… — David Carr Accidentally Copy Share Image
“As I sit today, I am a genuine, often pleasant person. I am able to imitate a human being for long spurts… — David Carr Addiction Copy Share Image
We live in an age where there is a firehose of information, and there is no hierarchy of what is important and… — David Carr Actually Copy Share Image
“We tell ourselves that we lie to protect others, but the self usually comes out looking damn good in the process.” — David Carr Damn good Copy Share Image
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“But I've seen enough to know that we all carry a measure of guilt and innocence among us.” — David Carr Regret Copy Share Image
“[C]ivilians are equally bewildering to the addict. I've watched people drink a glass and a half of wine and push away the… — David Carr Alcoholism Copy Share Image
“No one is going to give a damn about your résumé; they want to see what you have made with your own… — David Carr Copy Share Image
“Memories are like that. They live between synapses and between the people who hold them. Memories, even epic ones, are perishable from… — David Carr Memory Copy Share Image
Being a good writer doesn’t make you a good reporter, it takes hustle. — David Carr Good writers Copy Share Image
“When I was very little, my dad would tell me stories about "Billy the Lucky Pup." Billy's doggie buddies were constantly getting… — David Carr Copy Share Image
The onset of adulthood is an organic, creeping process. No one wakes up one day and decides, 'Lo, on this day I… — David Carr Adulthood Copy Share Image
“Most of my stories are not nice ones, their heroic aspects dimmed by the fact that the hand which struck me was… — David Carr Storytelling Copy Share Image
“It wasn't that I wanted to be a writer; I just didn't want to be stupid.” — David Carr Writing Copy Share Image
“Coming from Minnesota, a land of white people who eat white food in a frequently white landscape, Chocolate City, with its black… — David Carr Food Copy Share Image
“In the Ebbinghaus curve, or forgetting curve, R stands for memory retention, s is the relative strength of memory and t is… — David Carr Memory Copy Share Image
“I now inhabit a life I don't deserve, but we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to… — David Carr Authenticity Copy Share Image
“Truth is singular and lies are plural, but history - the facts of what happened is both immutable and mostly unknowable.” — David Carr History Copy Share Image
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