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Inspirational Quotes by Jonathan Ames
- I don't really recognise success. I don't see myself as on an upwardly mobile trajectory. I see myself as on the edge of a cliff…
- To write about a place, you have to live there.
- I drink coffee. Without coffee, I probably couldnt write.
- For me, the past is dead. Can't go back.
- I am always the source of the worst rumors about myself.
- I am part of a vast generation of people who perpetually live as if they just graduated from college.
- I don't like to publicly acknowledge being a Jew.
- I have very few hobbies. In fact, I have no hobbies.
- I promote my own self-hatred.
- I've really never written about my relationships, or things like that. I wouldn't want to divulge things that were too private.
- The reason it's hard for me to tweet is I don't want to pronounce anything, and Twitter is for pronouncing.
- There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly.
- There's no shortage of material in life.
- For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone.
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