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I am part of a vast generation of people who perpetually live as if they just graduated from college.
Jonathan Ames
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Jonathan Ames
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 23
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Personally, I've never had it as a goal in life to be happy. Seems impossible to achieve. Even the Declaration of Independence seems to acknowledge this. They talk about the pursuit of happiness, not happiness itself.
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There's no shortage of material in life.
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As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that.
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I'm on the verge of a total breakdown. Sciatica. Taxes. Cars. Fleas, possibly. It's an absurd existence.
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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 about to fall off.
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I don't laugh that much, but I do like humorous books, and I like to entertain readers that way.
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