"We've been hearing about the death of the……" — Jay McInerney
"We've been hearing about the death of the novel ever since the day after Don Quixote was published."
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52 Quotes by Jay McInerney
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Delia's arms were inscribed with a grid of self- inflicted wounds, an intricate text of self-loathing
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I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can…
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He insisted on a single trade secret: that you had to survive, find some quiet, and work hard every day.
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You have friends who actually care about you and speak the language of the inner self. You have avoided them…
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You keep thinking that with practice you will eventually get the knack of enjoying superficial encounters, that you will stop…
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Your presence here is is only a matter of conducting an experiment in limits, reminding yourself of what you aren’t.
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There is a shabby nobility in failing all by yourself.
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If it's red, French, costs too much, and tastes like the water that's left in the vase after the flowers…
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A modest critique of an age in which an actor is the President, in which fashion models are asked for…
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Tim Thornton's portrait of a pop culture obsession is so convincing that one can't help wishing that his fictional alt…
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A creative writing program is only as good as its teachers, and I was fortunate in having two great writers…
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There aren't many shy writers left.
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