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The truth of the matter is, you lose a parent to murder when you're 10 years old, and in fact at the time of the murder you hate your lost parent, my mother in my case.
James Ellroy
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James Ellroy
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
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America was never innocent. We popped our cherry on the boat over and looked back with no regrets. You can't ascribe our fall from grace to any single event or set of circumstances. You can't lose what you lacked at conception.
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L.A.: Come on vacation, go home on probation.
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Joe Wambaugh's a friend. I know him only casually, but I like him a lot. I think he likes my books.
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I'm trying to be less bombastic. I love my books. I think I've done things nobody else has done.
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I like to have fun out there. I work hard, and then I get to cut loose and go out and tour, and I enjoy it. I like to go out and meet the people. I love to sell books.
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And the only forms of socialism in the world that were then getting results - malign ones, as it was - were the Fascist and Soviet republics. Fascism is a form of socialism - you rebuild the country, you find a scapegoat, and you go from there.
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My mother and I will continue on some level that I havent determined yet. I think my mothers a great character, and I have to say that giving my mother to the world has to be the biggest thrill of my writing career.
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I'm getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people.
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I think I'm out of crime fiction now, and I think the dividing line is American Tabloid.
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