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I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now.

Jonathan Carroll

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Jonathan Carroll
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 26
Novelist
Writer
New York City
New York
Jonathan Samuel Carroll
Everything
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Less
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Eating is sex for old people.
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I find you write with one person in mind. Usually for me that one person is my wife, because she's my most severe critic and understands best what I'm trying to do.
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The problem with waiting for someone, whether that wait is an hour or a lifetime, is everyone's 'clock' is different. So what you might consider forever is only a little while to them, or vice versa.
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Its easy to lose sight of what you want when you think you want everything.
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If you are very lucky, you're allowed to be in certain places during just the right season of your life: by the sea for the summer when you're seven or eight and full of the absolute need to swim until dark and exhaustion close their hands together, cupping you in between.
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I forgive nothing. If you stole my orange crayon in the fifth grade, you're still on my hit list, buddy.
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I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience.
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Dogs are minor angels, and I don't mean that facetiously. They love unconditionally , forgive immediately, are the truest of friends, willing to do anything that makes us happy
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Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.
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I feel like a cliche.
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Everything you want in life has teeth.
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Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way?
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Learn to wait invariably either things will change or your heart will.
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Yo can always take back the lost parts of yourself if you can find and recognize them.
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Sometimes it is the smallest thing that saves us: the weather growing cold, a child's smile, and a cup of excellent coffee.
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My memory loves you… it asks about you all the time.
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People are always waiting to be discovered.
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In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you have the fantasy and science fiction crowd. At Harvard you have an entirely different audience. It's so schizophrenic.
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Far more disturbing than any spook house at an amusement park is a ride through the old hometown if you've been away for years.
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I started a short story but it was so dreary that even my pen threw up.
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