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I started a short story but it was so dreary that even my pen threw up.

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
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Stories
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Dreary
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The angel said, I like black-and-white films more than color because they're more artificial. You have to work harder to overcome your disbelief. It's sort of like prayer.
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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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